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A Pure Formality

A Pure Formality

19947.41h 51m

Overview

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.

Directed by Giuseppe Tornatore
Written by Giuseppe Tornatore
Produced by Mario Cecchi Gori, Vittorio Cecchi Gori
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Top Cast

Gérard Depardieu

Gérard Depardieu

Onoff

Roman Polanski

Roman Polanski

Inspector

Sergio Rubini

Sergio Rubini

Andre

Nicola Di Pinto

Nicola Di Pinto

Captain

Tano Cimarosa

Tano Cimarosa

Servant

P

Paolo Lombardi

Marshall

M

Maria Rosa Spagnolo

Paula

A

Alberto Sironi

Giovanni Morricone

Giovanni Morricone

M

Mahdi Kraiem

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About A Pure Formality

A Pure Formality is a mystery, thriller, crime, drama film released in 1994. Directed by Giuseppe Tornatore, it stars Gérard Depardieu, Roman Polanski, Sergio Rubini. 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.

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