Polar
Genres
Overview
This film noir tends to stay within very conventional plot lines, as the narration by the main protagonist, private detective Eugene Tarpon Jean-François Balmer, recites a dreary litany of how he wanted to chuck his profession until an attractive woman shows up asking him to investigate the murder of her roommate, a porno star. Soon Tarpon is up to his neck in trouble: the police, gangsters, and the victim's lover are all out to get him.
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
97 min
Release Date
1984-03-21
Status
Released
Original Language
French
Vote Count
5
Vote Average
5.8
Jean-François Balmer
Eugène Tarpon
Sandra Montaigu
Charlotte Le Dantex
Pierre Santini
Coccioli
Roland Dubillard
Jean-Baptiste Haymann
Claude Chabrol
Théodore Lyssenko
0.0
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8.3
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7.4
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5.5
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7.9
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7.5
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7.8
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7.0
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7.1
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6.6
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7.0
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4.9
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7.2
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5.6
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