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The Defective Detective

Retenez-moi... ou je fais un malheur !

19841h 26m7.2/ 10 · TMDB · 2 votes
Comedy

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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Directed by Michel Gérard

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Ansh Kapoor

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The people behind the story

Jerry Lewis
Jerry Lewis

Jerry Logan

Michel Blanc
Michel Blanc

Laurent Martin

Charlotte de Turckheim
Charlotte de Turckheim

Marie-Christine Martin

Michel Peyrelon
Michel Peyrelon

Franz

Gérard Hérold
Gérard Hérold

Jean-Benoît

Laura Betti
Laura Betti

Carlotta Batticelli

Philippe Castelli
Philippe Castelli

Brigadier

Mylène Demongeot
Mylène Demongeot

Woman on the bench

Bernard Charlan
Bernard Charlan

Duty officer

Jacques Legras
Jacques Legras

Orchestra conductor

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Film details

Released11 Jan 1984
Original languageFrench
CountriesFrance
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