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Scene of the Crime (Le Lieu du crime)
| Rating: | R |
| Genre: | Drama |
| Release Date: | January 23, 1987 |
| Running time: | 90 minutes |
| Cast: | Catherine Deneuve, Danielle Darrieux, Wadeck Stanczak, Nicolas Giraudi, Jean-Claude Adelin |
| Director: | Andre Techine |
| Writer: | Pascal Bonitzer, Andre Techine |
Description: The Dore Schary regime at MGM brought a much-needed dose of stark realism to the venerable studio. Van Johnson sheds his boy-next-door image to play L.A. plainclothes lieutenant Mike Conovan. Determined to bring a cop killer to justice, Conovan will let no man stand in his way -- not even his level-headed superiors. The detective's single-purposed pursuit causes a rift in his marriage to wife Gloria (Arlene Dahl). The film comes very close to the Dragnet school of unadorned, unglamorized police procedure: it adheres to standard MGM formula only in the final reconciliation scene. Officially a Harry Rapf production, Scene of the Crime was completed by another producer when Rapf died during filming.~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
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