The read
It runs a compact 1h 24m.
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.
Ratings
IMDb7.6/10
289 audience votes
Key crew
- Claude MillerDirector
- Georges DelerueOriginal Music Composer
- Claude MillerWriter
- Jean HermanWriter
Cast
- Lino VenturaInspector Antoine Gallien
- Michel SerraultJérôme Martinaud
- Romy SchneiderChantal Martinaud
- Guy MarchandInspector Marcel Belmont
- Pierre MaguelonInspector Adami
- Serge MalikMechanic
- Jean-Claude PenchenatDivisional Commissioner
- Yves PignotPoliceman in Raincoat
- Mathieu SchiffmanSon Berthier
- Didier AgostiniYoung policeman
- Patrick DepeyrratPoliceman
- Annie MillerCamille's mother
Stills
Themes
new year's evehusband wife relationshipfrancebased on novel or booklighthouseestranged couplepolice interrogationpolice inspectorquestioningcrime investigationprime suspectfrench polar