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A Pure Formality

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.

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

    Maria Rosa Spagnolo

    Paula

  • Alberto Sironi

    Alberto Sironi

  • Giovanni Morricone

    Giovanni Morricone

Overview

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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