Judex

Dec 4 1963 Not Rated 1h 38m
Crime, Drama, Thriller

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.

Plot

Favraux, an unscrupulous banker, receives a threatening note, signed by "Judex", demanding that he pay back the people he has swindled. He refuses, and apparently dies after a midnight toast at his masked ball. However, he is only drugged by Judex and locked away. Judex spares his life when the banker's widowed daughter, Jacqueline, rejects the inheritance. Meanwhile Diana Monti, the former governess, kidnaps Jacqueline to try to get the banker's money. But Judex is hot on her trail.

Written by

Arthur Bernède, Louis Feuillade, Jacques Champreux

Directed by

Georges Franju

Cast

Channing Pollock, Francine Bergé, Edith Scob

Crew

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Production Countries

Italy, France

Production Companies

Comptoir Français du Film Production (CFFP), Filmes Cinematografica

Languages

Français

Awards

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