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Release Year1976
Runtime1h 14m
LanguageFrench
CertificationNR
GenresCrime, Comedy
Votes48
DirectorPatrice Leconte
WritersGotlib
TypeFeature Film
Rating5.2 out of 10
Cast10 credited
Also Known AsThe Toilets Were Closed from the Inside
About The Toilets Were Closed from the Inside
A bus conductor gets dressed for work in the morning, goes to the toilet, where he is killed by a bomb. The Commissioner and his fat, bumbling assistant, Inspector Charbonnier are put on the case. After interviewing friends, wives, colleagues, and spying on strangers who might be connected, our heroes trace the assassin down to a mental institution where, it seems, the murder victim has been an inmate for the last three years...
Directed by Patrice Leconte, The Toilets Were Closed from the Inside leans on a strong ensemble — Coluche, Jean Rochefort, Roland Dubillard — to carry a story that balances spectacle with character.
The film landed with audiences for its craft and performances, and remains one of the most talked-about crime titles of 1976.
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