Awarded the Coupe Jean-George Auriol 1963, by the jury's unanimous decision, in France.
Initially, director Georges Franju had been more interested in producing a remake of Louis Feuillade's Fantômas: In the Shadow of the Guillotine (1913), than Judex (1916), as he thought its criminal title character was more exciting. However, he was fascinated by the tension in Judex's character between being good and evil.
This film is part of the Criterion Collection, spine #710.
Visa d'exploitation en France #27668