A Pure Formality (1994)

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Famous writer Onoff is now a recluse. The Inspector is suspicious when Onoff is brought into the station one night, disoriented and suffering a kind of amnesia. In an isolated, rural police station, the Inspector tries to establish the events surrounding a killing, to reach a startling resolution.

• Released: 1994-05-15
• Genres: Mystery, Thriller, Crime, Drama
• Runtime: 1h 51m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 7.4/10 from 405 votes

Directed by Giuseppe Tornatore.

Top cast

• Gérard Depardieu as Onoff
• Roman Polanski as Inspector
• Sergio Rubini as Andre
• Nicola Di Pinto as Captain
• Tano Cimarosa as Servant
• Paolo Lombardi as Marshall
• Maria Rosa Spagnolo as Paula
• Alberto Sironi
• Giovanni Morricone
• Mahdi Kraiem

Full cast & crew

Where to watch A Pure Formality

• United States: stream on Shout! Factory Amazon Channel; watch free on Kanopy, The Roku Channel, Shout! Factory TV; rent on Amazon Video; buy on Amazon Video
• United Kingdom: stream on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads; rent on Amazon Video; buy on Amazon Video

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