Detective
“A woman, two men, a love story, a murder, a boxing-match, the mafia...”
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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Cast
17 people
Laurent Terzieff
William Prospero
Known for
The Milky Way
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Aurelle Doazan
Arielle
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Camille Claudel
Cop's Honor
Jean-Pierre Léaud
Inspector Neveu
Known for
The 400 Blows
Masculin Féminin
Claude Brasseur
Emile Chenal
Known for
The Party
The Student and Mister Henri
Johnny Hallyday
Jim Fox Warner
Known for
Vengeance
Jean-Philippe
Nathalie Baye
Françoise Chenal
Known for
Catch Me If You Can
It's Only the End of the World
Alain Cuny
Old Mafioso
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Emmanuelle
La Dolce Vita
Emmanuelle Seigner
Princess of the Bahamas
Known for
The Ninth Gate
Venus in Fur
Julie Delpy
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Known for
Before Sunrise
Three Colors: White
Ann-Gisel Glass
Anne
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Rats: Night of Terror
Xavier Saint-Macary
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Known for
Herbie Goes to Monte Carlo
Singles
Pierre Bertin
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Jean-Luc Godard Director · Alain Sarde Screenplay Anne-Marie Miéville Screenplay
United States release August 23, 1985 · Produced in France, Switzerland · Languages English, French, Italian
Production
Sara Films
Production
JLG Films
Production
France · Switzerland
Produced in
Languages
Original title
Détective
Original language
French
Spoken on screen
English · French · Italian
Release dates
France · May 10, 1985
Premiere · Cannes Film Festival
United States · August 23, 1985
Theatrical
France
September 1, 2020 · Digital · Netflix
Germany
May 1, 1986 · Theatrical
Italy
September 12, 1985 · Theatrical
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