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Judex's pacing is syrupy and its tone hazy, like a halting, half-remembered dream of a movie that may have never existed. As a hero, Judex may cut a somewhat dull figure once his true face has been revealed, but Franju has set him within a haunting shadow-world where vengeance is too strange to be sweet.
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DC's Legends of Tomorrow: Black Panther Dominates Honorees. Trending on RT Avengers: Post Share on Facebook. Movie Info This silent era styled crime drama finds Judex Channing Pollock as a former crook set out to right the wrongs of his past. He locates a crooked banker who has swindled people and sent innocent victims to prison.
The felonious financier is spared being murdered when his daughter promises to repay everything he has stolen. Jacques Champreux , Francis Lacassin. Sylva Koscina as Daisy. Edith Scob as Jacqueline Favraux.
Michel Vitold as Favraux. Jacques Jouanneau as Cocantin.
Theo Sarapo as Morales. 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 Will Gilbert. Every bit as good as the original serial and shorter! I've had quite a few arguments over whether this was the director's best with partisans of "Eyes Without a Face" Edith Scob's performance is astonishing more so for the early '60s - she also appeared in Bunuel's exquisite "Milky Way", but little else. It's too bad that Franju never had the chance to make more films - he was a real master.
In the first adventure, he goes after the evil banker Favraux, who has destroyed his family. Net a note We enjoy hearing from you. Wikimedia Commons has media related to Judex film. Retrieved June 14, He commands the loyalty of an organization composed of circus folks and redeemed apaches. Luigi Cortese as Pierrot. Amazon Inspire Digital Educational Resources.
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He refuses, and apparently dies after a midnight What is Emily Mortimer Watching? Week of June 16, Movies I Have Seen. Share this Rating Title: Use the HTML below. He anticipated later pulp heroes and superheroes in many respects. He was a masterful fighter and an expert at disguise, and boasted a secret headquarters.
In the subterranean passages beneath a ruined castle Judex had a base outfitted with technological gadgets. He also had a secret identity, as Judex the Latin word for judge is a nom-de-guerre he has adopted in his quest for revenge.
While in the first serial, Judex acted solely out of personal revenge, the second one, Judex's New Mission , showed him acting as a vigilante and a defender of the innocent. Though Judex was made in , the outbreak of World War I delayed its release. It was finally premiered in December , and subsequently in wider release in — Another remake was done in by director Georges Franju under the same title.
The story was shortened and simplified but remained true to the original. American magician Channing Pollock was cast as the mysterious hero.
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