Dear Inspector (1978) Timeline Explained – Every Event in Order

Release, runtime and language

1978 · 105 mins · French

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Directed by

Philippe de Broca

Starring

Simone Renant, Annie Girardot, Paulette Dubost, Philippe Noiret, Georges Wilson, Anna Gaylor

Lise’s car bumps Antoine’s bike, recalling a brief Sorbonne romance two decades ago; Antoine now teaches Greek, while Lise, a police inspector, hides her job. Their dinner is cut short by a deputy’s murder. Lise’s probe leads to a fellow deputy and to Christine Vallier, the victim’s young mistress. With deputies dying, Antoine learns Lise’s profession.