

Crime Is Our Business
2008-10-02 · 109 min · ★ 5.9
Loosely based on "4.50 from Paddington" by Agatha Christie.
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Production details
- Directors
- Pascal Thomas
- Production companies
- Les Films Français, StudioCanal, France 2 Cinéma
- Countries
- France
- Status
- Released
- Budget
- USD 12,000,000
Top Cast
Catherine FrotPrudence Beresford
André DussollierColonel Bélisaire Beresford
Claude RichRoderick Charpentier
Chiara MastroianniEmma Charpentier
Melvil PoupaudFrédéric Charpentier
Christian VadimAugustin
Hippolyte Girardotle docteur François Lagarde
Yves Afonsol'inspecteur Blache
Alexie RibesAlexie Charpentier, fille de Frédéric Charpentier
Valériane de VilleneuveMme Clairin, domestique de Roderick Charpentier
Audrey Hammune danseuse
Kym ThiriotValérie Valois, amie d'Alexie
Marie-Lorna VaconsinMartina Petrovna mariée Valois, mère de Valérie
Florence MauryDiane, épouse de Raphaël CharpentierTitle information and images are supplied by TMDb. Explore our discovery guide for advice on comparing metadata and legal viewing options.
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