Inspector Blunder

1980 1h 40m FR

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6.3

MID

★6.3TMDB · 210

Comedy

Synopsis

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A detective, fresh out of the academy (lowest mark in class), gets the assignment to bodyguard a spoiled rich girl reporter. She's been interviewed on TV and has questioned the virility of a mobster who kidnaps her later.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Coluche
L'inspecteur stagiaire Michel Clément / Le commissaire Jules Clément
Gérard Depardieu
Roger Morzini, l'ennemi public n°1
Dominique Lavanant
Marie-Anne Prossant, journaliste
Julien Guiomar
Le commissaire-divisionnaire Vermillot
Alain Mottet
Dumeze, le directeur de la police
François Perrot
Louis Prossant, magnat de la presse et père de Marie-Anne
Jean Bouchaud
Inspecteur Zingo
Clément Harari
Docteur Haquenbusch

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Claude Zidi
Writers: Claude Zidi, Jean Bouchaud
Languages: French
Countries: France

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ERA

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46 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Claude Zidi, shot by Henri Decaë. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Vladimir Cosma. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Nicole Saunier shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Coluche and Gérard Depardieu and Dominique Lavanant carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0080929 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Claude Zidi directs. Henri Decaë behind the camera. Vladimir Cosma scores. Nicole Saunier cuts. Produced in France. Dialogue in French.

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146 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2Directed by Claude Zidi, shot by Henri Decaë. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
3Original score by Vladimir Cosma. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
4Editor Nicole Saunier shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Coluche and Gérard Depardieu and Dominique Lavanant carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt0080929 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.