Dear Inspector
When Lise's car bumps Antoine's bike, they recognize each other from a brief fling 20 years before while at the Sorbonne. He's now a professor of Greek; she's loathe to tell him she's a police inspector. A call interrupts their first dinner date: a Deputy of the National Assembly has been murdered. She has a suspect, another Deputy, and must track him while deflecting Antoine's eye from her vocation. All roads in the inquiry lead to Christine Vallier, the dead Deputy's mistress, a beguiling 22-year-old whose mother ran the Assembly's snack bar. When more deputies die and Antoine learns Lise's identity, she must act quickly solve the crime and save her future.
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| Country | Streaming on | Rent / Buy |
|---|---|---|
| France | Molotov TV | Apple TV Store, Canal VOD, Orange VOD |
| Spain | Filmin | — |
About Dear Inspector
Dear Inspector is a 1978 French-language comedy film directed by Philippe de Broca. The cast is led by Annie Girardot, Philippe Noiret, Catherine Alric. It has a runtime of 1h 45m. Viewers rate it 5.9/10 across 100 ratings.
Dear Inspector was produced by Les Films Ariane and Mondex Films and made in France. It was released on January 18, 1978.
- Director
- Philippe de Broca
- Writers
- Jean-Paul Rouland, Michel Audiard
- Release date
- January 18, 1978
- Original language
- French
- Status
- Released
- Country
- France
- Production
- Les Films Ariane, Mondex Films
Dear Inspector cast & crew
Dear Inspector was directed by Philippe de Broca and written by Jean-Paul Rouland and Michel Audiard.
The cast features Annie Girardot as Lise Tanquerelle, Philippe Noiret as Antoine Lemercier, Catherine Alric as Christine Vallier, Hubert Deschamps as Charmille, Paulette Dubost as Mother, and Roger Dumas as Marcel Guérin, l'inspecteur.
Behind the camera, the score was composed by Georges Delerue and it was produced by Michel Audiard and Georges Dancigers.
Is Dear Inspector worth watching?
Dear Inspector holds an audience score of 5.9/10 from 85 ratings, a more divisive comedy films.
At 1h 45m, it's a standard feature-length watch.
If you enjoy comedy, Dear Inspector is worth a place on your watchlist.
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Cast of Dear Inspector
Annie Girardot
Lise Tanquerelle
Philippe Noiret
Antoine Lemercier
Catherine Alric
Christine Vallier
Hubert Deschamps
Charmille
Paulette Dubost
Mother
Roger Dumas
Marcel Guérin, l'inspecteur
Raymond Gérôme
Head of Criminal Division
Guy Marchand
Beretti
Simone Renant
Suzanne
Georges Wilson
Alexandre Mignonac
Monique Tarbès
Bathroom attendant
Henri Czarniak
L'inspecteur Cascard
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Dear Inspector is originally in French. Subtitle and dub options vary by streaming service.
▸How long is Dear Inspector?
Dear Inspector runs 1 hours 45 minutes (105 minutes).
▸What is Dear Inspector rated?
It holds a 5.9/10 audience score from 85 ratings.
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