The Inquisitor (1981) Reviews

Basically, it was one of these obscure French obscure movies that almost no one on this website have seen. In my case, the main reason I first wanted to watch the damned thing was because it was directed by Claude Miller. Indeed, Miller is not really famous or popular here in Listal but he was well known in France and I always had a weak spot for this director. Anyway, this movie definitely belonged to his best work and I really enjoyed the damned thing.  Basically, it was a rather straightforward story, with only one location and only a handful of actors and, yet, I thought it was just quite spellbinding to behold. Above all, the confrontation between Lino Ventura and Michel Serrault, both at the top of their game, was pretty awesome. Eventually, almost 20 years later, they would release a remake starring Gene Hackman and Morgan Freeman in the starring roles but even if I prefer the original French version, this US remake was actually pretty decent. Anyway, coming back to our main feature, to conclude, even though it might not have been a real masterpiece, it was still a really solid thriller and it is definitely worth a look, especially if you are interested in French movies.