The Toilets Were Closed from the Inside

Overview

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...

Details

Status

Released

Release date

January 7, 1976

Original language

French

Spoken languages

French

Countries

France

Production

Gaumont

Cast

Roland Dubillard,Virginie Vignon,René Bériard,Jean Luisi,Ellen Bahl,Coluche,Jean-Pierre Sentier,Darling Légitimus,Billy Bourbon,Robert Berriand 12 more

Director

Patrice Leconte

Writer

Patrice Leconte,Gotlib

Producer

Marc Goldstaub

Cinematography

Bruno Nuytten

Music

Paul Misraki

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0073875