The Inquisitor

(1981)

★ 7.5 IMDb · 285 votes

Genres: Crime, Drama, Thriller

Year: 1981

Runtime: 84 мин

Country: France

Director: Claude Miller

Cast: Лино Вентура, Michel Serrault, Роми Шнайдер, Ги Маршан, Pierre Maguelon, Serge Malik, Jean-Claude Penchenat, Yves Pignot, Mathieu Schiffman, Didier Agostini

Plot

Martinaud, an illustrious notary suspected of being the perpetrator of two horrendous crimes, voluntarily agrees to be questioned by Inspector Gallien on New Year's Eve. What initially is a routine procedure, soon becomes a harsh interrogation that seems to confirm the initial suspicions.

Inspector Gallien is investigating the rape and murder of two little girls. The only suspect is attorney Jerome Martinaud, but the evidence against him is circumstantial. As the city celebrates New Year's Eve, Gallien calls Martinaud to his office and interrogates him for hour after hour while Martinaud continues to maintain his innocence. We learn all about the evidence; we meet Martinaud's wife and learn all about the rift between the two; but will we, and Gallien, finally learn whether Martinaud is guilty?