Detective
1985 · Movie · 95 min · ★ 5.3 · 86% critics
In a Paris hotel, money troubles, a boxing debt, police pressure, and mob attention pull several guests into the same tangled situation. At the same time, an old murder investigation resurfaces, creating a strange, comic crime puzzle.
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Details
- Original title
- Détective
- Years
- 1985
- Release date
- 1985-08-23
- Language
- French
- Runtime
- 95 min
- Critic score
- 86/100
- TMDB rating
- 5.3/10 (67 votes)
About
You may like this if you enjoy offbeat crime stories and the playful, puzzling feel of First Name: Carmen; Not for you if you need a clear, straightforward mystery.
Pros: playful noir mood; witty odd moments; stylish hotel setting | Cons: confusing story; crowded cast; uneven momentum
Themes
- hotel
- murder
- mafia
- neo-noir
Cast & crew
Laurent Terzieff
as William Prospero
Aurelle Doazan
as Arielle
Jean-Pierre Léaud
as Inspector Neveu
Claude Brasseur
as Emile Chenal
Johnny Hallyday
as Jim Fox Warner
Nathalie Baye
as Françoise Chenal
Alain Cuny
as Old Mafioso
Emmanuelle Seigner
as Princess of the Bahamas
Julie Delpy
as Wise Young Girl
Ann-Gisel Glass
as Anne
Directed by Jean-Luc Godard