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Judex

Judex

19636.81h 44m

Overview

Georges Franju's Judex is an arch, playful tribute to the serials of the influential silent filmmaker Louis Feuillade. Franju shuffles through the plot of Feuillade's lengthy serial of the same name, about an adventurer named Judex whose revenge against the corrupt banker Favraux unleashes a complicated series of schemes.

Directed by Georges Franju
Written by Jacques Champreux, Francis Lacassin, Arthur Bernède
Produced by Robert de Nesle
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Top Cast

Channing Pollock

Channing Pollock

Judex / Vallieres

Francine Bergé

Francine Bergé

Diana Monti / Marie Verdier

Édith Scob

Édith Scob

Jacqueline Favraux

Théo Sarapo

Théo Sarapo

Morales

Sylva Koscina

Sylva Koscina

Daisy

René Génin

René Génin

Pierre Kerjean

Roger Fradet

Roger Fradet

Leon

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André Méliès

Doctor

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Luigi Cortese

Pierrot

Philippe Mareuil

Philippe Mareuil

Le vicomte Amaury de la Rochefontaine

About Judex

Judex is a crime, thriller, mystery film released in 1963. Directed by Georges Franju, it stars Channing Pollock, Francine Bergé, Édith Scob. Georges Franju's Judex is an arch, playful tribute to the serials of the influential silent filmmaker Louis Feuillade. Franju shuffles through the plot of Feuillade's lengthy serial of the same name, about an adventurer named Judex whose revenge against the corrupt banker Favraux unleashes a complicated series of schemes.

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