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?
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Pierre Vial
Maître Zaccharius
Known for
The Visitors II: The Corridors of Time
Jean-Pierre Sentier
L'étranger
Known for
The Murdered House
Camille Claudel
Madeleine Barbulée
Scholastique
Known for
Forbidden Games
The Miser
Jacques Roussillon
Le bourgmestre
Also in
Sunday Buddies
François Tilly
Aubert
Also in
Comédie exotique
Le Père Goriot
Jany Gastaldi
Gérande
Known for
Baxter
Angelo Bardi
L'aubergiste
Also in
The Diary of an Innocent Boy
Salut champion
Murray Gronwall
L'automate
Known for
Valmont
Pierre Bureau Director · Jules Verne Writer
First release September 11, 1973 · Produced in France
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France
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Original language
French
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French
Release dates
France · September 11, 1973
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