Partners in Crime (2012)
"Associés contre le crime..." (original title)

The Beresfords are tasked with finding what happened to a Russian heiress who's mysteriously disappeared.

Director:

Pascal Thomas

Writers:

Clémence de Biéville (screenplay), Agatha Christie (original book),

Stars:

André Dussollier, Catherine Frot, Linh Dan Pham

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
André Dussollier	...	Bélisaire Beresford
Catherine Frot	...	Prudence Beresford
Linh Dan Pham	...	Marie Van Dinh (as Linh-Dan Pham)
Nicolas Marié	...	Docteur Nicolas Roscoff
Agathe de La Boulaye	...	Docteur Matarazzi
Eric Naggar	...	Docteur Jünger
Bernard Verley	...	Le Général
Hervé Pierre	...	Le médecin de famille (as Hervé Pierre de la Comédie Française)
Sarah Biasini	...	Marie-Christine
François Bettens	...	Rudi
Julos Beaucarne	...	Le père de Prudence
Caroline Pigozzi	...	Albane, l'éditrice
Jean-Jacques Lefrère	...	L'animateur TV
Georges Chappuis	...	Georges
Alexandre Lafaurie	...	Hector

Storyline

Prudence and Bélisaire Beresford have decided to take things easy. But when a rich Russian heiress disappears, Prudence can't resist and Bélisaire is forced onto the adventure. Their investigation will put them on the trail of a mysterious scientist who holds the secret to eternal youth...

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Genres:

Comedy | Crime

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Details

Country:

France

Language:

French Italian

Release Date:

22 August 2012 (France)

Also Known As:

Partners in Crime

Box Office

Budget:

€9,450,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Les Films Français, StudioCanal, Studio 37

Technical Specs

Runtime:

104 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The filmmakers had a lot of trouble obtaining the rights to feature the picture of Cary Grant shown in the film. Barbara Harris, his widow, eventually saw part of the film and gave her approval.

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Connections

Follows Crime Is Our Business (2008)

User Reviews

Age cannot wither nor custom stale ...

... the pleasure of watching Catherine Frot and Andre Dussollier donning once more the mantles of Prudence and Belisaire Beresford, the Nick and Nora Charles of Le Belle France albeit a Nick and Nora one generation older with grandchildren yet. I've been in love with Catherine Frot for years and I don't care who knows it, as much for her incredible range as for her drop dead gorgeousness so that even when she played the mother from Hell in Vipere au poing she failed to alienate my affections but let her loose on a lovable, ditzy dork as in Un Air de famille or Les Soeurs fachees and I'm gone, man, gone. In her third At Bat as Prudence Beresford she has the character down pat so that the plot - the one where the scientist has invented a world-class machine/process/drug, in this case an anti-ageing treatment that also, alas, works backwards - is immaterial, serving only as a springboard for the couple to delight us for a couple of hours with acting skills honed over a lifetime. Maybe not Cesar material but if it's pure joy you're after look no further.