Inspecteur Lavardin

• Director: Claude Chabrol
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• Genre: Mystery
• Movie Type: Police Detective Film
• Themes: Rogue Cops
• Main Cast: Jean Poiret, Jean-Claude Brialy, Bernadette Lafont, Jean-Luc Bideau, Jacques Dacqmine, Hermine Claire
• Release Year: 1986
• Country: FR
• Run Time: 100 minutes

Plot

Inspecteur Lavardin is a mellow, take-your-time Claude Chabrol effort of the 1980s, partly financed by French television. Jean Poiret had previously played the role of Inspector Jean Lavardin in the 1984 Chabrol film Poulet au Vinaigre (aka Cop au Vin). This story is built completely around the Lavardin character. The good inspector travels to a small coastal town to investigate the puzzling death of a well-known writer. In the course of his probings, Lavardin inadvertently uncovers several skeletons -- the kind that people keep hidden in their closets. Chabrol co-wrote the screenplay of Inspecteur Lavardin with Dominque Roulet. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

Cast

• Jean Poiret - Inspector Jean Lavardin
• Jean-Claude Brialy - Claude Alvarez
• Bernadette Lafont - Helene Mons
• Jean-Luc Bideau - Max Charnet
• Jacques Dacqmine - Raoul Mons
• Hermine Claire - Veronique Manguin

Pierre-Francois Dumeniaud - Marcel Vigouroux; Florent Gibassier - Francis Li Bihan; Guy Louret - Buci; Jean Depusse - Volga; Marc Adam - Adam; Michel Dupuy - Frogman; Serge Feuillet - Priest; Michel Fontayne - Bouncer; Philippe Froger - Director; Chantal Gresset - Eve; Claire Ifrane - Tobacconist; Herve Lelardoux - 1st Right-Minded Man; Lisa Livane - Right-Minded Woman; Robert Mazet - Leon; Guy Parigot - 2nd Right-Minded Man; Maurice Regnaut - Pierre Manguin; Odette Simonneau - Denise

Credit

Francoise Benoit-Fresco - Art Director, Magali Fustier - Costume Designer, Claude Chabrol - Director, Angela Braga-Mermet - Editor, Monique Fardoulis - Editor, Matthieu Chabrol - Composer (Music Score), Jean Rabier - Cinematographer, Marin Karmitz - Producer, Claude Chabrol - Screenwriter, Dominique Roulet - Screenwriter