FILM
Michel Descombes is a watchmaker who lives in Lyon with his teenage son Bernard. When the police visit and inform him that Bernard has killed a man and is on the run with a girl, Michel realises that he knew far less about his son than he thought.
Directed by Bertrand Tavernier
Starring Philippe Noiret, Jean Rochefort, Jacques Denis, Yves Afonso, Julien Bertheau, Jacques Hilling, Clotilde Joano, Andrée Tainsy
| In cinemas | 7 May 1976 |
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| Digital release | Not listed |
| Physical release | Not listed |
| First release anywhere | 16 January 1974 |
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