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A Pure Formality

19941h 51mMystery · Thriller · Crime

Released

May 15, 1994

7.4

TMDB Score

74% match · 409 votes

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About the Movie

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MysteryThrillerCrimeDrama

Synopsis

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.

DirectorGiuseppe Tornatore

Released: May 15, 1994
Runtime: 1h 51m
Status: Released
Original language: Italian
Studios: Cecchi Gori Group Tiger Cinematografica, Film Par Film, DD Productions

Top Billed Cast

Gérard Depardieu

Onoff

Roman Polanski

Inspector

Sergio Rubini

Andre

Nicola Di Pinto

Captain

Tano Cimarosa

Servant

Paolo Lombardi

Marshall

MR

Maria Rosa Spagnolo

Paula

AS

Alberto Sironi

Giovanni Morricone

MK

Mahdi Kraiem

Massimo Vanni

Sebastiano Filocamo

Timothy Martin

Gianluca Petrazzi

Policeman (uncredited)

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