Mystery thriller

Judex (1963): Cast & Plot

Name: Judex
Genre: Mystery, Thriller, Crime
Released: 1963-12-04
Duration: 1 h 44 min
Cast: Jean-Jacques Rémy, Channing Pollock, Michel Vitold, Max Montavon, Jacques Jouanneau

Judex is a 1963 mystery thriller directed by Georges Franju, starring Jean-Jacques Rémy as Un complice de Judex, Channing Pollock and Michel Vitold. It runs 1 hour 44 minutes.

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Released: December 4, 1963
Runtime: 1h 44m (104 min)
Director: Georges Franju
Genres: Mystery , Thriller , Crime
Original language: French
Studio: Filmes Cinematografica
After the credits: No No extra scene

The story

What Is Judex About?

The premise of Judex without spoilers. The whole story is in the plot summary further down.

Franju’s Judex playfully reveres Louis Feuillade’s silent serial tradition, re‑imagining the original story of the masked vigilante. The film follows the mysterious adventurer Judex as he enacts a calculated revenge against the unscrupulous banker Favraux, setting off an intricate web of plots and counter‑plots.

Judex Themes & Keywords

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character name as title
france
caper crime
hanging from a roof gutter
period drama
vigilante justice
sudden illness
gangster crime
corrupt banker
secret identity
man believed dead is alive
secret room

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fatal fall off a building
costume drama
based on the novel of the same name
held prisoner
anniversary
father daughter relationship
faked death
blackmail note
german shepherd watchdog
telegram
horseless carriage
female gymnast
booby trapped house
boy sidekick
viscount
hat pin
suicide of father
murder by stabbing
ex convict
robin hood plot
governess
engagement announcement
messenger pigeon
private secretary
mistaken identity
pack of guard dogs
drugged woman
inheritance
young widow
aristocrat
hijacker
proof of embezzlement
knife attack
escape
criminal gang
secret lover
rooftop fight
femme fatale

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Cast & crew

Judex Cast & Characters

Jean-Jacques Rémy leads the cast as Un complice de Judex, with Channing Pollock as Judex / Vallieres and Michel Vitold as Favraux. Directed by Georges Franju; 23 actors are credited in all.

Director Georges Franju

Jean-Jacques Rémy as Un complice de Judex
Channing Pollock as Judex / Vallieres
Michel Vitold as Favraux
Max Montavon as Le valet de Cocantin

Also Starring in Judex

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Jacques Jouanneau Alfred Cocantin
Édith Scob Jacqueline Favraux
Francine Bergé Diana Monti / Marie Verdier
Sylva Koscina Daisy
René Génin Pierre Kerjean
Édouard Francomme Peasant Talking with Kerjean (uncredited)
Jean Degrave Notary
Philippe Mareuil Le vicomte Amaury de la Rochefontaine
Bernard Charlan Un pêcheur de Loisy
André Tomasi Un pêcheur de Loisy
Roger Fradet Leon
André Méliès Doctor
Luigi Cortese Pierrot
Pierre Vernet
Théo Sarapo Morales
Benjamin Boda Réglisse the Boy

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Ketty France Jeanne-Marie Bontemps
Suzy Gossen Landlady (uncredited)
Marc Duchamp

From the director

More from Georges Franju

More films directed by Georges Franju: Eyes Without a Face [re-release], Shadowman, The Shadow Line and The Demise of Father Mouret.

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Plot

Judex Plot Summary

What happens in Judex from start to finish, spoilers included, with a timeline of 14 key events. The opening is below; the full summary is a 2-minute read.

Spoilers ahead

Favraux, a banker who has built vast wealth through swindles and blackmail, lives behind marble walls where trust is scarce and danger lurks behind every door. One night, a chilling note arrives, signed only by Judex, demanding that he return the embezzled funds to the victims or face consequences. To protect himself, Favraux hires the private detective Cocantin to keep watch at a masked party planned to celebrate the engagement of his widowed daughter, Jacqueline Favraux, who is a mother to a small daughter named Alice.

Full summary

The whole story of Judex, scene by scene

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