A King Without Distraction (1963)
A policeman and a serial killer play cat and mouse in an isolated mountain village in Nineteenth century France. The second film directed by the man who played the admirable lead role in Robert Bresson's A Man Escaped is a stylized and intense adaptation of a novel by Jean Giono. This police investigation in a 19th century village combines visual beauty with the rigor of the mise-en-scène—the vertigo of the criminal motivations indivisible from the refined graphics of the images.
Director: François Leterrier
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Claude Giraud as le capitaine Langlois |
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Colette Renard as Clara |
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Charles Vanel as le procureur du roi |
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Albert Rémy as le maire |
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René Blancard as le curé |
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Pierre Repp as Ravanel |
| Directing | François Leterrier | Director |
| Writing | Jean Giono | Writer |
| Sound | Maurice Jarre | Music |
| Production | Jean Giono | Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Madeleine Nicolas | Costume Design |
| Writing | Jean Giono | Novel |
| Editing | Nicole Gauduchon | Assistant Editor |
| Art | Philippe Ancellin | Production Design |
| Art | Philippe Ancellin | Art Direction |
| Camera | Jean Badal | Director of Photography |
| Sound | Jacques Bonpunt | Sound |
| Sound | Maurice Jarre | Original Music Composer |
| Editing | Françoise Javet | Editor |
