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Judex (1963)

Judex poster
Directed by
Georges Franju
Genre
crime film
Country
France, Italy
Runtime
1h 43m
Rating
6.9 of 10 from 81 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A masked vigilante named Judex takes on a wealthy banker and a woman named Diana who has her own schemes. The story involves hidden identities, revenge plots, and a woman named Jacqueline caught in the middle.

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What happens

Judex is a 1963 French-language neo-noir crime film remake of the 1916 French serial film of the same name concerning the adventures of pulp hero Judex. Directed by French filmmaker Georges Franju, the film stars Channing Pollock as Judex/Vallieres, Édith Scob as Jacqueline and Francine Bergé as Diana. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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