Judge Fayard Called the Sheriff (1977)
- Documented locations
- 3
- Year
- 1977
- Directed by
- Yves Boisset
- Original title
- Le Juge Fayard dit Le Shériff
- Cities
- Aix-en-Provence, Saint-Étienne
Aix-en-Provence, France
The scene : From the very first minutes, the magistrate played by Patrick Dewaere appears alongside his collaborator in the Hall of Lost Steps of the palace and then in front of the building.
Saint-Étienne, France
The RN 88 structure in the crossing of Saint-Étienne, put into service in 1969, the Rond-Point tunnel stretches over 545 meters and sees about 90,000 vehicles pass through daily: this urban expressway is a central axis for the residents of Saint-Étienne, who use it daily.
The scene : The robbery scenes — the case that will land on Judge Fayard's desk — are filmed in this road tunnel of the RN 88, in the heart of Saint-Étienne.
Saint-Étienne, France
A large complex in the west of Saint-Étienne, the Cotonne emerged in the mid-1970s: its first inhabitants settled there in 1973, when the neighborhood was still bordered only by meadows.
The scene : The crew occupies a street in this brand new housing complex during the summer of 1976: the explosions crack late into the night, part of the interiors is filmed in an apartment of a resident of the building, and the neighbors remember the scream uttered by the magistrate's partner when he collapses.