The read
Critics rate it 28 points higher than audiences do. It runs long at 5h 17m.
Synopsis
When an unscrupulous banker ruins his family, a young man swears to bring him to justice, so he adopts a new identity, the mysterious Judex, and ominously disguised and sunk into the muddy path of vengeance, punishes the crooks and protects the innocents. (Originally a twelve-part epic serial.)
Ratings
IMDb7.2/10
Rotten Tomatoes100%
Critics rate it 28 points higher than audiences do.
21 audience votes
Key crew
- Louis FeuilladeDirector
- Arthur BernèdeWriter
- Louis FeuilladeWriter
Cast
- René CrestéJacques de Tremeuse / Judex
- MusidoraDiana Monti / Marie Verdier
- René PoyenThe Boy Réglisse
- Édouard MathéRoger de Tremeuse
- Gaston MichelPierre Kerjean
- Yvonne DarioCountess de Tremeuse
- Yvette AndréyorJacqueline Aubry
- Juliette ClarensGisèle
- Jean DevaldeRobert Moralés
- Georges FlateauViscount de la Rochefontaine
- Louis LeubasBanker Favraux
- Marcel LévesqueCocantin
Stills
Themes
kidnappingsecret identitydisguisesilent filmmovie serialdamsel in distressruined lifesecret laircrooksvengeancecrooked banker