A compelling psychological thriller, INVESTIGATION concerns the powerful, well-liked owner of a small town tanning factory, Stephan Bertin (Victor Lanoux), who kills his wife when she refuses to grant him a divorce. When her disappearance is investigated by Judge Noblet (Jean Carmet), a
soft-spoken city bureaucrat, the callous Bertin simply and matter-of-factly pretends that his wife has left him--something most locals believe, since it's well-known that Bertin and the village's now-pregnant schoolteacher, Muriel (Valerie Mairesse), have been having an affair. Acting only on a
gut instinct, Noblet tries to build a case against Bertin. Bertin counters with a threat ...
Released:
1978
Rated:
NR
Length:
116 mins