Crime Is Our Business

Oct 2, 2008

1h 49m

★ 5.9

Overview

Loosely based on "4.50 from Paddington" by Agatha Christie.

Genres

Comedy

Crime

Mystery

Production Companies

Les Films Français

StudioCanal

France 2 Cinéma

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Cast

Prudence Beresford

Catherine Frot

Colonel Bélisaire Beresford

André Dussollier

Roderick Charpentier

Claude Rich

Emma Charpentier

Chiara Mastroianni

Frédéric Charpentier

Melvil Poupaud

Raphaël Charpentier

Alexandre Lafaurie

Augustin

Christian Vadim

le docteur François Lagarde

Hippolyte Girardot

l'inspecteur Blache

Yves Afonso

Alexie Charpentier, fille de Frédéric Charpentier

Alexie Ribes

Mme Clairin, domestique de Roderick Charpentier

Valériane de Villeneuve

Margaret Brown

Laura Benson

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