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As the horrifying news of the sexual assault and murder of two innocent girls terrorises a small seaside French town, the cryptic attorney, Jérôme Martinaud, is summoned to the provincial police station to testify. But, more and more, against the backdrop of New Year's Eve, Inspectors Antoine Gallien and Marcel Belmont find themselves ...
Sep 23, 1981 · The Grilling: Directed by Claude Miller. With Lino Ventura, Michel Serrault, Romy Schneider, Guy Marchand. A police inspector, suspecting an attorney of two child sex murders, has him held for a questioning session that goes on for hours.
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- Crime, Drama, Thriller
- Claude Miller
- 1981-09-23
The Grilling is a movie directed by Claude Miller in 1981 and based on the book Brainwash by John Wainwright, first published in 1979. Watch the movie, read the book, and vote!
Screenwriter Michel Audiard discovered John Wainwright's novel, published in Série noire in 1980, and brought the project to Les Films Ariane. They suggested it to Claude Miller who decided to make Martinaud's character more psychologically complex than he was in the book.
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- 3 min
- Claude Miller
The Grilling. 66. Genre (s): Crime Drama Thriller. Release year: 1981. Running time: 88 min. Garde à Vue is a 1981 French film directed by Claude Miller and starring Romy Schneider, Michel Serrault, Lino Ventura and Guy Marchand. It is based on the British novel Brainwash, by John Wainwright. It won the César Award for Best Writing, Best ...
A police inspector, suspecting an attorney of two child sex murders, has him held for a questioning session that goes on for hours.
The Grilling (original title: Garde à Vue) is a movie shot exclusively in an interrogation room, with three characters only (the interrogator, his sidekick, and the suspect) and nevertheless manages to keep the viewer on the edge of his seat till the very end. The film is based on its great dialogue, completely lacking any kind of action scenes.
