Garde à Vue (1981)

7.686 minDirector: Claude Miller

1981 French film

Garde à Vue (also known as The Inquisitor) is a 1981 French psychological crime drama directed by Claude Miller and starring Romy Schneider, Michel Serrault, Lino Ventura and Guy Marchand. It is based on the 1979 British novel Brainwash, by John Wainwright.

It won the César Award for Best Screenplay, Dialogue or Adaptation, Best Actor and Best Supporting Actor. The film had 2,098,038 admissions in France and was the 17th-most-attended film of the year.

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What is Garde à Vue about?
Garde à Vue (1981) — A police inspector, suspecting an attorney of two child sex murders, has him held for a questioning session that goes on for hours.
Is Garde à Vue based on a true story?
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