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Maître Zacharius

Maître Zacharius

1973 · 60 min · ★ 8.0 · Family, Fantasy, Drama

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?

Directed by Pierre Bureau · Written by Jules Verne

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