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| Director: | Claude Miller | 
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| Writer: | Claude Miller, Jean Herman, John Wainwright | 
| Staring: | 
| Martinaud, an illustrious notary suspected of being the perpetrator of two horrendous crimes, voluntarily agrees to be questioned by Inspector Gallien on New Year's Eve. What initially is a routine procedure, soon becomes a harsh interrogation that seems to confirm the initial suspicions. | |
| Release Date: | Sep 23, 1981 | 
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| Director: | Claude Miller | 
| Writer: | Claude Miller, Jean Herman, John Wainwright | 
| Genres: | Drama, Crime, Thriller | 
| Keywords | france, new year's eve, based on novel or book, husband wife relationship, lighthouse, estranged couple, police interrogation, police inspector, questioning, crime investigation, prime suspect, french polar | 
| Production Companies | TF1 Films Production, Les Films Ariane | 
| Box Office | Revenue: $0 Budget: $0 | 
| Updates | Updated: Aug 03, 2025 Entered: Apr 03, 2025 | 
| Name | Character | 
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| Lino Ventura | Inspector Antoine Gallien | 
| Michel Serrault | Jérôme Martinaud | 
| Romy Schneider | Chantal Martinaud | 
| Guy Marchand | Inspector Marcel Belmont | 
| Pierre Maguelon | Inspector Adami | 
| Serge Malik | Mechanic | 
| Jean-Claude Penchenat | Divisional Commissioner | 
| Yves Pignot | Policeman in Raincoat | 
| Mathieu Schiffman | Son Berthier | 
| Didier Agostini | Young policeman | 
| Patrick Depeyrrat | Policeman | 
| Annie Miller | Camille's mother | 
| Michel Such | Jean-Marie Jabelain, Stolen Car Owner | 
| Elsa Lunghini | Camille | 
| Name | Job | 
|---|---|
| Albert Jurgenson | Editor | 
| Claude Miller | Writer, Director | 
| Georges Delerue | Original Music Composer | 
| Bruno Nuytten | Director of Photography | 
| Michel Audiard | Dialogue | 
| Catherine Demesmeaker | Key Makeup Artist | 
| Jean Herman | Writer | 
| Raymond Leplont | Production Manager | 
| Maurice Gilbert | Sound Mixer | 
| Margot Capelier | Casting | 
| Lâm Lê | Art Direction | 
| John Wainwright | Novel | 
| Jean-Pierre Vergne | First Assistant Director | 
| Éric Moulard | Production Design | 
| Nadine Muse | Sound Editor | 
| Paul Lainé | Sound Director | 
| Name | Title | 
|---|---|
| Georges Dancigers | Producer | 
| Alexandre Mnouchkine | Producer | 
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| 2024 | 4 | 10 | 17 | 6 | 
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| 2025 | 8 | 921 | 921 | 
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| 2025 | 4 | 440 | 690 |