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The Grilling

Original title: Garde à vue
  • 19811981
  • 1h 27m
IMDb RATING
7.7/10
4.9K
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Romy Schneider, Michel Serrault, and Lino Ventura in The Grilling (1981)
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A police inspector, suspecting an attorney of two child sex murders, has him held for a questioning session that goes on for hours.A police inspector, suspecting an attorney of two child sex murders, has him held for a questioning session that goes on for hours.A police inspector, suspecting an attorney of two child sex murders, has him held for a questioning session that goes on for hours.
IMDb RATING
7.7/10
4.9K
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    • Claude Miller
  • Writers
    • John Wainwright(novel "Brainwash")
    • Claude Miller
    • Jean Herman(adaptation)
  • Stars
    • Lino Ventura
    • Michel Serrault
    • Romy Schneider
    • Claude Miller
  • Writers
    • John Wainwright(novel "Brainwash")
    • Claude Miller
    • Jean Herman(adaptation)
  • Stars
    • Lino Ventura
    • Michel Serrault
    • Romy Schneider
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 21User reviews
    • 18Critic reviews
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    The Grilling (1981)
    Romy Schneider, Michel Serrault, and Lino Ventura in The Grilling (1981)
    Lino Ventura in The Grilling (1981)
    Romy Schneider and Michel Serrault in The Grilling (1981)
    Pierre Maguelon, Michel Serrault, and Lino Ventura in The Grilling (1981)
    Michel Serrault in The Grilling (1981)
    Lino Ventura in The Grilling (1981)
    Pierre Maguelon and Lino Ventura in The Grilling (1981)
    Michel Serrault and Lino Ventura in The Grilling (1981)
    Michel Serrault in The Grilling (1981)
    Lino Ventura in The Grilling (1981)
    Lino Ventura in The Grilling (1981)

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    Lino Ventura
    Lino Ventura
    • Inspector Antoine Gallien
    Michel Serrault
    Michel Serrault
    • Jerome…
    Romy Schneider
    Romy Schneider
    • Chantal Martinaud
    Guy Marchand
    Guy Marchand
    • Inspector Marcel Belmont
    Didier Agostini
    • Young policeman
    Patrick Depeyrrat
    • Policeman
    Pierre Maguelon
    Pierre Maguelon
    • Adami
    Annie Miller
    • La mère de Camille
    Serge Malik
    • Le mécanicien
    Jean-Claude Penchenat
    • Divisional Commissioner
    Yves Pignot
    • Policeman
    Mathieu Schiffman
    • Le fils Berthier
    Michel Such
    • Jean-Marie Jabelain
    Elsa Lunghini
    Elsa Lunghini
    • Camille
    Mohammed Bekireche
    • Arab
      • Claude Miller
    • Writers
      • John Wainwright(novel "Brainwash")
      • Claude Miller
      • Jean Herman(adaptation)
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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      Entirely shot in studio (with the exception of one sequence in a hotel) and in chronological order.
    • Connections
      Featured in Un jour, un destin: Lino Ventura, les combats d'une vie (2011)
    • Soundtracks
      Chantal Martineau
      Written and Performed by Georges Delerue Et Son Orchestre

    User reviews21

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    10/10
    Brilliant!
    A masterpiece. Every line and every scene. The opposite of Hollywood, a lifelike movie. Simple, complex and authentic. All actors are legends of cinema. Well, those movies are things of the past. A true gem that most will not understand anymore.
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    • Apr 24, 2019

    Details

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    • Release date
      • September 23, 1981 (France)
      • France
      • French
    • Also known as
    • Filming locations
      • Préfecture des Yvelines - 11 Avenue de Paris, Versailles, Yvelines, France
    • Production companies
      • Les Films Ariane
      • TF1 Films Production
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    Technical specs

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    • 1 hour 27 minutes
      • Mono

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