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Heads or Tails
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Title: Heads or Tails

Release Date: 30 Aug 1980

Runtime: 1h 45m

Genre: Drama, Crime, Thriller

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Overview: Since his wife died, Inspector Louis Baroni (Philippe Noiret) has become a virtual recluse, preferring the solitude of his quiet house to the company of others. His period of mournful contemplation is broken when he is called out to look into the suspicious death of Madame Morlaix who, according to her husband Edouard (Michel Serrault), fell from an upstairs window. Curious to find out more, Baroni begins his inquiry.

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Average Vote: 6.9 (24 votes)

Cast

  • Inspecteur Louis Baroni: Philippe Noiret
  • Edouard Morlaix: Michel Serrault
  • Laurence Bertil: Dorothée
  • Pierre Larrieu: Pierre Arditi
  • Phillipe: Bernard Le Coq
  • Zepp: Gaëlle Legrand
  • Michèle, la fille de Baroni: Guilhaine Dubos
  • Le policier, ami de Baroni: Fred Personne
  • Lampertuis, supérieur de Baroni: André Falcon
  • Bourgon-Massenet, directeur de la police: Jean Desailly
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