A Pure Formality
Famous writer Onoff is now a recluse. The Inspector is suspicious when Onoff is brought into the station one night, disoriented and suffering a kind of amnesia. In an isolated, rural police station, the Inspector tries to establish the events surrounding a killing, to reach a startling resolution.
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Cast
14 people
Gérard Depardieu
Onoff
Known for
Asterix & Obelix: Mission Cleopatra
1492: Conquest of Paradise
Roman Polanski
Inspector
Known for
The Tenant
Rush Hour 3
Sergio Rubini
Andre
Known for
The Talented Mr. Ripley
The Count of Monte Cristo
Nicola Di Pinto
Captain
Known for
Cinema Paradiso
Sweet Dreams
Tano Cimarosa
Servant
Known for
Cinema Paradiso
The Day of the Owl
Paolo Lombardi
Marshall
Known for
Lucky and Zorba
A Beautiful Wife
Maria Rosa Spagnolo
Paula
Also in
Anche i commercialisti hanno un'anima
Desert of Fire
Alberto Sironi
Also in
Everybody's Fine
Visioni di case che crollano
Giovanni Morricone
Mahdi Kraiem
Massimo Vanni
Known for
Rats: Night of Terror
Zombie Flesh Eaters 2
Sebastiano Filocamo
Known for
The Binding
Black Souls
Giuseppe Tornatore Director · Ennio Morricone Composer Blasco Giurato Cinematographer
United States release May 26, 1995 · Produced in Italy, France · Languages French, Italian
Production
Cecchi Gori Group Tiger Cinematografica
Production
Film Par Film
Production
DD Productions
Production
Orly Films
Production
Sidonie
Production
TF1 Films Production
Production
Sony Pictures Classics
Studio · Production
Italy · France
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Original title
Una pura formalità
Original language
Italian
Spoken on screen
French · Italian
Release dates
Italy · May 15, 1994
Theatrical
United States · May 26, 1995
Theatrical
France
May 18, 1994 · Theatrical
Germany
May 12, 2016 · Physical
Greece
May 19, 1994 · Theatrical
Poland
October 6, 1994 · Premiere · Warsaw Film Festival
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