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The Defective Detective

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The Defective Detective

7.5

1h 26m

1984

Synopsis

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.

Director

Michel Gérard

Trailer

Comedy

Cast & Crew

Jerry Lewis

Jerry Lewis

as Jerry Logan

Michel Blanc

Michel Blanc

as Laurent Martin

Charlotte de Turckheim

Charlotte de Turckheim

as Marie-Christine Martin

Michel Peyrelon

Michel Peyrelon

as Franz

Gérard Hérold

Gérard Hérold

as Jean-Benoît

Laura Betti

Laura Betti

as Carlotta Batticelli

Philippe Castelli

Philippe Castelli

as Brigadier

Mylène Demongeot

Mylène Demongeot

as Woman on the bench

Bernard Charlan

Bernard Charlan

as Duty officer

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