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A Pure Formality (1994)

May 15, 1994 · 1h 51m

7.4/10 TMDB user score
412 votes on TMDB

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.

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Top cast

  • Gérard Depardieu Gérard Depardieu Onoff
  • Roman Polanski Roman Polanski Inspector
  • Sergio Rubini Sergio Rubini Andre
  • Nicola Di Pinto Nicola Di Pinto Captain
  • Tano Cimarosa Tano Cimarosa Servant
  • Paolo Lombardi Paolo Lombardi Marshall
  • Maria Rosa Spagnolo Paula
  • Alberto Sironi
  • Giovanni Morricone Giovanni Morricone
  • Mahdi Kraiem
  • Massimo Vanni Massimo Vanni
  • Sebastiano Filocamo Sebastiano Filocamo
  • Timothy Martin Timothy Martin
  • Gianluca Petrazzi Gianluca Petrazzi Policeman (uncredited)

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