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The Defective Detective

"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.

Top Cast

  • Jerry Lewis

    Jerry Lewis

    Jerry Logan

  • Michel Blanc

    Michel Blanc

    Laurent Martin

  • Charlotte de Turckheim

    Charlotte de Turckheim

    Marie-Christine Martin

  • Michel Peyrelon

    Michel Peyrelon

    Franz

  • Gérard Hérold

    Gérard Hérold

    Jean-Benoît

  • Laura Betti

    Laura Betti

    Carlotta Batticelli

  • Philippe Castelli

    Philippe Castelli

    Brigadier

  • Mylène Demongeot

    Mylène Demongeot

    Woman on the bench

  • Bernard Charlan

    Bernard Charlan

    Duty officer

Overview

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.

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