Watch The Defective Detective (1984) Official Trailer
Before they flunked the Police Academy. Before Eddie Murphy heard of Beverly Hills . . . there was the DEFECTIVE DETECTIVE!
7.3 / 10 IMDb January 11, 1984 1h 26m
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
Runtime
1h 26m
Release Date
January 11, 1984
Genre
Comedy
Status
Released
Languages
German, English, French
Country
France
Writers
Producers
Cast
Jerry Lewis
as Jerry Logan
Michel Blanc
as Laurent Martin
Charlotte de Turckheim
as Marie-Christine Martin
Michel Peyrelon
as Franz
Gérard Hérold
as Jean-Benoît
Laura Betti
as Carlotta Batticelli
Philippe Castelli
as Brigadier
Mylène Demongeot
as Woman on the bench
Bernard Charlan
as Duty officer
Jacques Legras
as Orchestra conductor
Max Montavon
as Stage manager of the opera
Pierre Olaf
as Naked German inspector
Maurice Risch
as Inspector Farret
Jackie Sardou
as Opera usherette
Dominique Zardi
as Producer of the opera
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David di Nota
as Opera dancer
Jean-René Gossart
as Le gangster chauve
Maurice Illouz
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François Aramburu
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Francis Freyburger
Production Companies
Coline
Imacité
TF1 Films Production
GaumontProductions Marcel Dassault
The Defective Detective Official Trailer 1984
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