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| Gérard Depardieu | ... | Alphonse Tram | |
| Bernard Blier | ... | Inspecteur Morvandieu / Insp. Morvandieu | |
| Jean Carmet | ... | L'assassin / The murderer | |
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Denise Gence | ... | L'hôtesse / The hostess |
| Marco Perrin | ... | Le maçon / The man in undershirt | |
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Jean Benguigui | ... | L'homme en noir / The hired killer |
| Carole Bouquet | ... | Le jeune femme / The young woman at the end | |
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Jean Rougerie | ... | Eugène Léonard, le témoin |
| Liliane Rovère | ... | Josyane | |
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Bernard Crombey | ... | Le toubib / The doctor (as Bernard Crommbey) |
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Michel Fortin | ... | L'escogriffe |
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Roger Riffard | ... | Le garde de la tour |
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Maurice Travail | ... | Le garde du terrain vague |
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Nicole Desailly | ... | La femme divorcée |
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Pierre Frag | ... | L'homme divorcé |
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Black comedy about solitude and the dehumanization of the modern world, through the adventures of three men. First introduced is Alphonse Tram, an unemployed young man. His only neighbour is the police chief-inspector Morvandieu. Then a third man appears: he is Alphonse's wife's murderer... Bizarre and unreal. Written by Yepok
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19 December 1979 (France) See more »Also Known As:
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The film had 777,127 admissions in France which was considered a failure. It has however since gained cult status. See more »Goofs
When Insp. Morvandieu fires his gun, for the first time and at the end, he shoots 10 rounds in a row without reloading, whereas he uses a 6 chambers revolver. See more »Frequently Asked Questions
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