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The Grilling

Original title: Garde à vue
  • 1981
  • 1h 27m
IMDb RATING
7.6/10
5.6K
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Romy Schneider, Michel Serrault, and Lino Ventura in The Grilling (1981)
Psychological ThrillerCrimeDramaMysteryThriller

A police inspector, suspecting an attorney of two child sex murders, has him held for a questioning session that goes on for hours.A police inspector, suspecting an attorney of two child sex murders, has him held for a questioning session that goes on for hours.A police inspector, suspecting an attorney of two child sex murders, has him held for a questioning session that goes on for hours.

  • Director
    • Claude Miller
  • Writers
    • John Wainwright
    • Claude Miller
    • Jean Herman
  • Stars
    • Lino Ventura
    • Michel Serrault
    • Romy Schneider
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    • IMDb RATING
    7.6/10
    5.6K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Claude Miller
    • Writers
      • John Wainwright
      • Claude Miller
      • Jean Herman
    • Stars
      • Lino Ventura
      • Michel Serrault
      • Romy Schneider
    • 24User reviews
    • 23Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 6 wins & 5 nominations

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    Lino Ventura
    Lino Ventura
    • Inspector Antoine Gallien
    Michel Serrault
    Michel Serrault
    • Dr. Jerome Charles Emile Martinaud
    Romy Schneider
    Romy Schneider
    • Chantal Martinaud
    Guy Marchand
    Guy Marchand
    • Inspector Marcel Belmont
    Didier Agostini
    • Young policeman
    Patrick Depeyrrat
    • Policeman
    Pierre Maguelon
    Pierre Maguelon
    • Adami
    Serge Malik
    • Le mécanicien
    Annie Miller
    • La mère de Camille
    Jean-Claude Penchenat
    • Divisional Commissioner
    Yves Pignot
    • Policeman
    Mathieu Schiffman
    • Le fils Berthier
    Michel Such
    • Jean-Marie Jabelain
    Elsa Lunghini
    Elsa Lunghini
    • Camille
    Mohammed Bekireche
    • Arab
    • (uncredited)
    Claude Carliez
    • Un policier
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Claude Miller
    • Writers
      • John Wainwright
      • Claude Miller
      • Jean Herman
    • All cast & crew
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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      Entirely shot in studio (with the exception of one sequence in a hotel) and in chronological order.
    • Connections
      Featured in Un jour, un destin: Lino Ventura, les combats d'une vie (2011)
    • Soundtracks
      Chantal Martineau
      Written and Performed by Georges Delerue Et Son Orchestre

    User reviews24

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    10/10

    Brilliant!

    A masterpiece. Every line and every scene. The opposite of Hollywood, a lifelike movie. Simple, complex and authentic. All actors are legends of cinema. Well, those movies are things of the past. A true gem that most will not understand anymore.
    • p-bischoff
    • Apr 23, 2019
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    • Release date
      • September 23, 1981 (France)
    • Country of origin
      • France
    • Language
      • French
    • Also known as
      • Pritvor
    • Filming locations
      • Préfecture des Yvelines - 11 Avenue de Paris, Versailles, Yvelines, France(police station courtyard)
    • Production companies
      • Les Films Ariane
      • TF1 Films Production
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 27 minutes
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.66 : 1

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