Crime ·Drama ·Thriller · France · 1981 · 1h 24m

The Inquisitor

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Director
Claude Miller
Cast
Lino Ventura as Inspector Antoine Gallien Michel Serrault as Jérôme Martinaud Romy Schneider as Chantal Martinaud Guy Marchand as Inspector Marcel Belmont Pierre Maguelon as Inspector Adami Serge Malik as Mechanic
Crew
Bruno Nuytten — Director of Photography Albert Jurgenson — Editor Georges Delerue — Original Music Composer Claude Miller — Writer Jean Herman — Writer John Wainwright — Novel
Synopsis

Martinaud, an illustrious notary suspected of being the perpetrator of two horrendous crimes, voluntarily agrees to be questioned by Inspector Gallien on New Year's Eve. What initially is a routine procedure, soon becomes a harsh interrogation that seems to confirm the initial suspicions.

Mood & Themes
new year's evehusband wife relationshipfrancebased on novel or booklighthouseestranged couplepolice interrogationpolice inspectorquestioningcrime investigationprime suspectfrench polar
Key Collaborators
Claude Miller Director Bruno Nuytten Director of Photography Albert Jurgenson Editor Georges Delerue Original Music Composer Claude Miller Writer Jean Herman Writer John Wainwright Novel Georges Dancigers Producer Alexandre Mnouchkine Producer Éric Moulard Production Design
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