May 15, 1994
111 min
Full-HD

A Pure Formality (1994)

Famous writer Onoff is 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.

Category

Mystery Thriller Crime Drama

Country

Italy France

Companies

Cecchi Gori Group Tiger Cinematografica Film Par Film DD Productions Orly Films Sidonie TF1 Films Production

Gérard Depardieu

Onoff

Roman Polanski

Inspector

Sergio Rubini

Andre

Nicola Di Pinto

Captain

Tano Cimarosa

Servant

Paolo Lombardi

Marshall

Maria Rosa Spagnolo

Paula

Alberto Sironi

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