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53% Critic Match
Detective
“A woman, two men, a love story, a murder, a boxing-match, the mafia...”
5.3 / 10• 1985• 1h 35m•NR• French
ComedyCrimeDrama
Storyline
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.
Cast & Crew
Laurent Terzieff
William Prospero
Lead
Aurelle Doazan
Arielle
Jean-Pierre Léaud
Inspector Neveu
Claude Brasseur
Emile Chenal
Johnny Hallyday
Jim Fox Warner
Nathalie Baye
Françoise Chenal
Alain Cuny
Old Mafioso
Emmanuelle Seigner
Princess of the Bahamas
What People Are Saying
3.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Jean-Luc Godard's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Detective is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
