The Defective Detective (1984)

Before they flunked the Police Academy. Before Eddie Murphy heard of Beverly Hills . . . there was the DEFECTIVE DETECTIVE!

Lewis plays a Las Vegas policeman visiting his ex-wife in France, only to be caught up in the shenanigans of a group of art thieves. His ex-wife has remarried and her husband is undercover among the art thieves, carrying out an assignment given him by his superiors in the police force. Inevitably, the current husband and the ex-husband are bound to clash.

Cast (30)CrewGenresDetailsReleasesMediaAwards

Jerry Lewis

Jerry Logan

Michel Blanc

Laurent Martin

Charlotte de Turckheim

Marie-Christine Martin

Michel Peyrelon

Franz

Gérard Hérold

Jean-Benoît

Laura Betti

Carlotta Batticelli

Philippe Castelli

Brigadier

Mylène Demongeot

Woman on the bench

Bernard Charlan

Duty officer

Jacques Legras

Orchestra conductor

Max Montavon

Stage manager of the opera

Pierre Olaf

Naked German inspector

Maurice Risch

Inspector Farret

Jackie Sardou

Opera usherette

Dominique Zardi

Producer of the opera

D

David di Nota

Opera dancer

Jean-René Gossart

Le gangster chauve

Maurice Illouz

F

François Aramburu

F

Francis Freyburger

M

Michel Béal

Y

Yvan Burger

Céline Caussimon

P

Philippe Chassel

P

Patrick Paillol

L

Levi Prawda

R

Raymond Romegus

J

Jean-Claude Schwartz

P

Philippe Veys

Roger Carel

Jerry Logan (voice)

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