The Telephone Always Rings Twice

The Telephone Always Rings Twice

1985•1h 30m•5.4/10

Comedy

Ratings

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5.4/10(49)

Marc Elbichon, a novice private sleuth, is investigating a wave of assassinations bearing a particular characteristic: the perpetrator, dubbed the "telephone killer" always strangles his female victims with a telephone cord.

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Language

FR

Status

Released

Release Date

Cast

Didier Bourdon

Didier Bourdon

Marc Elbichon

Bernard Campan

Bernard Campan

Ugo

Pascal Légitimus

Pascal Légitimus

Blacky

Smaïn

Smaïn

Momo

Seymour Brussel

Seymour Brussel

Franck

Jean-Claude Brialy

Jean-Claude Brialy

Le commissaire

Clémentine Célarié

Clémentine Célarié

Annabella

Michel Constantin

Michel Constantin

Le directeur du cinéma

Darry Cowl

Darry Cowl

L'agent de police

Michel Galabru

Michel Galabru

Marraine

Jean Yanne

Jean Yanne

L'homme au téléphone

Dominique Pinon

Dominique Pinon

Monsieur Pichon

Henri Corseaux

Le docteur Clipps

Patrick Sébastien

Patrick Sébastien

Le faux aveugle au café

Michel Crémadès

Michel Crémadès

L'opticien

Monique Tarbès

Monique Tarbès

Une mère dans la rue

Stone

Stone

Madame Campani

Julie Arnold

Julie Arnold

L'actrice de films pornos

Brigitte Bellac

Une journaliste

Franck-Olivier Bonnet

Franck-Olivier Bonnet

L'adjoint du commissaire

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