Inspector Lavardin
Mar 12 1986
•2h 40m
•Crime, Drama, Mystery
Inspector Lavardin is called to a provincial village to investigate a murder – only to find that one of his ex-lovers is the victim’s widow.
Cast
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Jean Poiret
Inspecteur Jean Lavardin
Jean-Claude Brialy
Claude Alvarez
Bernadette Lafont
Hélène Mons
Jean-Luc Bideau
Max Charnet
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