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.

7.5

86 min

Cast

Jerry Lewis

as Jerry Logan

Michel Blanc

as Laurent Martin

Charlotte de Turckheim

as Marie-Christine Martin

Michel Peyrelon

as Franz

Gérard Hérold

as Jean-Benoît

Laura Betti

as Carlotta Batticelli

Philippe Castelli

as Brigadier

Mylène Demongeot

as Woman on the bench

Bernard Charlan

as Duty officer

Jacques Legras

as Orchestra conductor

Max Montavon

as Stage manager of the opera

Pierre Olaf

as Naked German inspector

Maurice Risch

as Inspector Farret

Jackie Sardou

as Opera usherette

Dominique Zardi

as Producer of the opera

David di Nota

as Opera dancer

Jean-René Gossart

as Le gangster chauve

Maurice Illouz

François Aramburu

Francis Freyburger

Michel Béal

Yvan Burger

Céline Caussimon

Philippe Chassel

Patrick Paillol

Levi Prawda

Raymond Romegus

Jean-Claude Schwartz

Philippe Veys

Roger Carel

as Jerry Logan (voice)

Director

Michel Gérard