A Pure Formality
May 15 1994
•2h 51m
•Mystery, Thriller, Crime, Drama
Onoff is a famous writer, 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.
Cast
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Gérard Depardieu
Onoff
Roman Polanski
Inspector
Sergio Rubini
Andre
Nicola Di Pinto
Captain
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