france,asylum,black humor,toilet,based on comic,murder,spoof,police investigation,police commissioner,duo

The Toilets Were Closed from the Inside (1976)

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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...

Cast & Crew

Director
Patrice Leconte
  • Profile picture of Coluche
    L'inspecteur Charbonnier Coluche
  • Profile picture of Jean Rochefort
    Le commissaire Pichard Jean Rochefort
  • Profile picture of Roland Dubillard
    Gazul Roland Dubillard
  • Profile picture of Danièle Evenou
    Gwendoline Danièle Evenou
  • Profile picture of Robert Berri
    René Robert Berri
  • Profile picture of Jean Luisi
    Barbocelli Jean Luisi
  • Profile picture of Olga Valéry
    La mère du médecin Olga Valéry
  • Profile picture of Robert Dalban
    L'entraîneur Robert Dalban

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Keywords

  • france
  • asylum
  • black humor
  • toilet
  • based on comic
  • murder
  • spoof
  • police investigation
  • police commissioner
  • duo