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Maître Zacharius (1973)

Genre : Family, Fantasy, Drama

Runtime : 1H 0M

Director : Pierre Bureau

Synopsis

Master Zacharius, the village watchmaker, dreams of giving a soul to the automatons he manufactures. A mysterious young man bursts in and seems to want to charm the watchmaker's daughter. After his passage, all the clocks go haywire, causing trouble. How far is Zacharius willing to go to get what he wants?

Actors

Pierre Vial
Pierre Vial
Maître Zaccharius
Jean-Pierre Sentier
Jean-Pierre Sentier
L'étranger
Madeleine Barbulée
Madeleine Barbulée
Scholastique
Jacques Roussillon
Jacques Roussillon
Le bourgmestre
François Tilly
François Tilly
Aubert
Jany Gastaldi
Jany Gastaldi
Gérande
Angelo Bardi
Angelo Bardi
L'aubergiste
Murray Gronwall
Murray Gronwall
L'automate

Crews

Pierre Bureau
Pierre Bureau
Director
Pierre Bureau
Pierre Bureau
Writers' Production
Marcel Brion
Marcel Brion
Writers' Production
Jules Verne
Jules Verne
Writer
Jacques Duhamel
Jacques Duhamel
Camera Supervisor

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