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1994
  • Crime
  • Drama
  • Mystery
  • Thriller

A Pure Formality

Una pura formalità
Runtime
1h 51m
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Countries
  • FR
  • France
  • IT
  • Italy
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Languages
  • fr
  • it
Onoff is a famous writer, now a recluse. The Inspector is suspicious when Onoff is brought into the station one night, disoriented and suffering a kind of amnesia. In an isolated, rural police station, the Inspector tries to establish the events surrounding a killing, to reach a startling resolution.

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Giuseppe Tornatore
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Cast
Gérard Depardieu
Onoff
Roman Polanski
Inspector
Sergio Rubini
Andre
Nicola Di Pinto
Captain
Tano Cimarosa
Servant
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  • Status
    Released
  • Release date
    May 15, 1994
  • Original Language
    French
  • Production Companies
    • Sidonie

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