A Pure Formality
1994•1h 51m•7.4•Released
MysteryThrillerCrimeDrama
Famous writer Onoff is now a recluse. The Inspector is suspicious when Onoff is brought into the station one night, disoriented and suffering a kind of amnesia. In an isolated, rural police station, the Inspector tries to establish the events surrounding a killing, to reach a startling resolution.
Director
Giuseppe Tornatore
Writer
Giuseppe Tornatore
Languages
French
Studio
Cecchi Gori Group Tiger Cinematografica
Cast
Gérard Depardieu
Onoff
Roman Polanski
Inspector
Sergio Rubini
Andre
Nicola Di Pinto
Captain
Tano Cimarosa
Servant
Paolo Lombardi
Marshall
Maria Rosa Spagnolo
Paula
Alberto Sironi
Giovanni Morricone
Mahdi Kraiem
Massimo Vanni
Sebastiano Filocamo
Timothy Martin
Gianluca Petrazzi
Policeman (uncredited)
Production
Company
Cecchi Gori Group Tiger Cinematografica
Company
Film Par Film
Company
DD Productions
Company
Orly Films
Company
Sidonie
Company
TF1 Films Production
Producer
Mario Cecchi Gori
Producer
Vittorio Cecchi Gori
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