Monsieur Hire
May 24 1989
•1h 19m
•Crime, Drama
A French man spies on a lovely younger woman across the way. When he's spotted by the woman shortly after being questioned by the police about a local murder, the man's simple life becomes more complicated.
Cast
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Michel Blanc
Monsieur Hire
Sandrine Bonnaire
Alice
Luc Thuillier
Émile
André Wilms
Police inspector
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