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Detective
Detective

Detective

A woman, two men, a love story, a murder, a boxing-match, the mafia...

Genres

ComedyCrimeDrama

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Emile Chenal and his wife, Françoise, leaned on boxing manager Jim Fox Warner to cough up the considerable sum of money that he owes them, with both the police and the mob circling the situation. In the same hotel, Inspector Neveu looks into a murder that took place years before, and his storyline overlaps with the arc of the Chenals.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

French

Runtime

95 mins

Rating

5.256/10

Release Date

23 August 1985

Country

France

Cast

Laurent Terzieff

Laurent Terzieff

William Prospero

Aurelle Doazan

Aurelle Doazan

Arielle

Jean-Pierre Léaud

Jean-Pierre Léaud

Inspector Neveu

Claude Brasseur

Claude Brasseur

Emile Chenal

Johnny Hallyday

Johnny Hallyday

Jim Fox Warner

Nathalie Baye

Nathalie Baye

Françoise Chenal

Alain Cuny

Alain Cuny

Old Mafioso

Emmanuelle Seigner

Emmanuelle Seigner

Princess of the Bahamas

Julie Delpy

Julie Delpy

Wise Young Girl

Ann-Gisel Glass

Ann-Gisel Glass

Anne

Xavier Saint-Macary

Xavier Saint-Macary

Accountant

Pierre Bertin

Pierre Bertin

Young Son

Alexandra Garijo

Alexandra Garijo

Young Daughter

Stéphane Ferrara

Stéphane Ferrara

Tiger Jones

Eugène Berthier

Eugène Berthier

Old Manager

Cyrille Dajinckourt

Cyrille Dajinckourt

Girl

Cyrille Autin

Cyrille Autin

Punk Groupie (uncredited)

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