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The Defective Detective
The Defective Detective

The Defective Detective

October 31, 1984
1h 26m
Comedy
Critics
85/100
Story
82/100
Acting
88/100
Cinematography
90/100
Soundtrack
80/100

Lewis plays a Las Vegas policeman visiting his ex-wife in France, only to be caught up in the shenanigans of a group of art thieves. His ex-wife has remarried and her husband is undercover among the art thieves, carrying out an assignment given him by his superiors in the police force. Inevitably, the current husband and the ex-husband are bound to clash.

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Details

Director
Michel Gérard
Cast
Jerry Lewis, Michel Blanc, Charlotte de Turckheim, Michel Peyrelon, Gérard Hérold, Laura Betti, Philippe Castelli, Mylène Demongeot, Bernard Charlan, Jacques Legras
Release Date
October 31, 1984
Production
Coline, Gaumont, Imacité

Rating Distribution

User Ratings

5 Stars65%
1235
4 Stars25%
475
3 Stars8%
152
2 Stars2%
38
1 Stars0%
0
Total: 1,900 ratings

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