The Grilling
Original title: Garde à vue / The Inquisitor
1981 · 1 h 27 min
Claude MillerCast
Lino Ventura 
Michel Serrault 
Romy Schneider 
Guy Marchand Didier Agostini 
Patrick Depeyrrat
Credits
Written by: John Wainwright
Plot
A notary suspected of two child murders volunteers to be interrogated by a pair of police officers.
Sinekatalog’s take
Claude Miller's psychological thriller is tense and chamber-like, with Lino Ventura, Michel Serrault and Romy Schneider.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 7.6 / 10 (6,601 votes)
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