France / Apr 10, 1985 / TP
1h 50min
Overall average
5.0/10
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Plot
Unorthodox detective Jean Lavardin is called to a provincial French town after a prank turns deadly.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Josephine Chaplin | Delphine Moreasseau |
| Andrée Tainsy | Marthe |
| Jean-Claude Bouillaud | Gérard Filiol |
| Jacques Frantz | Alexandre Duteil |
| Dominique Zardi | Henri Rieutord, Chef de Poste |
| Henri Attal | L'Employé de la Morgue |
| Albert Dray | André, le Barman |
| Marcel Guy | Le Maître d'Hôtel |
| Jean-Marie Arnoux | Le Client du Café |
Genres
CrimeMysteryThriller
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Poulet au vinaigre |
| Original language | Français (FR) |
| Spoken languages | English, Français |
| Production countries | France |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | MK2 Films |
| Release date | 10 aprile 1985 |
| Production | Marin Karmitz |
| Writer | Dominique Roulet, Claude Chabrol |
| Editing | Monique Fardoulis, Angela Braga-Mermet |
| Cinematography | Jean Rabier, Jean-Baptiste Dutreix, Micheline Pelletier, Jean-Marc Rabier, Dominique Robert, Michel Thiriet |
| Assistant directors | Aurore Chabrol, Pierre-François Dumeniaud, Michel Dupuy, Claude Chabrol |
| Lighting | Maurice Estival, Jean Fleury, Claude Rouxel |
| Camera operators | Michel Thiriet, Jean Rabier, Jean-Baptiste Dutreix, Micheline Pelletier, Jean-Marc Rabier, Dominique Robert |
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| Additional photography | Jean Rabier, Jean-Baptiste Dutreix, Micheline Pelletier, Jean-Marc Rabier, Dominique Robert, Michel Thiriet |
| Production design | Françoise Benoît-Fresco, Elizabeth Desouches, Pierre Galliard |
| Art direction | Elizabeth Desouches, Pierre Galliard, Françoise Benoît-Fresco |
| Set decoration | Elizabeth Desouches, Pierre Galliard, Françoise Benoît-Fresco |
| Music | Matthieu Chabrol, Jean-Pierre Duret, Jean-Bernard Thomasson, Michel Ganot |
| Sound | Matthieu Chabrol, Jean-Pierre Duret, Jean-Bernard Thomasson, Michel Ganot |
| Costume design | Magali Fustier-Dray, Jacques Clemente, Brigitte Delouis, Giselle Hadjadj, Alice Schwartz, Catherine Bouteille |
| Makeup | Jacques Clemente, Brigitte Delouis, Giselle Hadjadj, Alice Schwartz, Catherine Bouteille, Magali Fustier-Dray |
| Hairstyling | Jacques Clemente, Brigitte Delouis, Giselle Hadjadj, Alice Schwartz, Catherine Bouteille, Magali Fustier-Dray |
| Collection | Inspector Lavardin Collection |
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France / Apr 06, 2026 / France•3
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