Crime Is Our Business (2008)

Le crime est notre affaire (original title)

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1h 49min
Comedy, Crime
15 Oct 2008 (France)
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Prudence Beresford is investigating another murder. Her aunt had witnessed it, but no body was found, and nobody trusted her word. Nobody, except Prudence, of course!

Director:

Pascal Thomas

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Stars:

Awards:

2 nominations.
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Still of Annie Cordy, André Dussollier, Catherine Frot, Chiara Mastroianni (I), Melvil Poupaud and Claude Rich in Crime Is Our Business (2008)

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Cast

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	Catherine Frot	...	Prudence Beresford
	André Dussollier	...	Le colonel Bélisaire Beresford
	Claude Rich	...	Roderick Charpentier
	Chiara Mastroianni	...	Emma Charpentier
	Melvil Poupaud	...	Frédéric Charpentier
	Alexandre Lafaurie	...	Raphaël Charpentier
	Christian Vadim	...	Augustin
	Hippolyte Girardot	...	Le docteur François Lagarde
	Yves Afonso	...	L'inspecteur Blache
	Annie Cordy	...	Babette Boutiti
	Valériane de Villeneuve	...	Mme Clairin (as Valérianne de Villeneuve)
	Marie-Lorna Vaconsin	...	Madame Valois (as Marie Lorna)
	Laura Benson	...	Margaret Brown
	Florence Maury	...	Diane
	Agathe Hazard	...	Domestique congédiée
	Mariame N'Diaye	...	L'adjointe de l'inspecteur Blache
	Pierre Durrieux	...	Un client du bistrot (as Pierre Durrieux)
	Lina Bibollet	...	La patronne du bistrot
	Georges Chappuis	...	Le jardinier Beresford
	Daniel Isoppo	...	Le jardinier
	Alexie Ribes	...	Alexie Charpentier
	Kym Thiriot	...	Valérie
	Benjamin Guillard	...	Le contrôleur
	Anne Arovas	...	L'employée de maison
	Audrey Hamm	...	Danseuse
	Ornella Bess	...	Danseuse (as Ornella Bes)
	Héloïse Wagner	...	Danseuse
	Marianne Ollier	...	Danseuse
	Barbara Jaquandello	...	La jeune femme assassinée (as Barbara Jaquaniello)
	Catherine Martin	...	La chorégraphe
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
	Hassen Brahiti

Directed by

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Pascal Thomas

Written by

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Clémence de Biéville	...	(scenario and dialogue) &
François Caviglioli	...	(scenario and dialogue) &
Pascal Thomas	...	(scenario and dialogue)

Agatha Christie	...	(short stories "Partners in Crime")

Produced by

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Eric Dussart	...	associate producer
Nathalie Lafaurie	...	producer

Music by

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Reinhardt Wagner

Cinematography by

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Renan Pollès

Editing by

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Catherine Dubeau

Editorial Department

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Mathilde Delacroix	...	color timer
Elena Manso	...	assistant editor
Mélanie Mourey	...	assistant editor / contributing editor

Production Design by

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Katia Wyszkop

Set Decoration by

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Gérard Marcireau

Costume Design by

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Laurence Esnault

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(costumes)

Makeup Department

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Charlotte Arguillère	...	key hair stylist
Chantal Leothier	...	makeup artist
Nathalie Louichon	...	makeup artist

Production Management

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Séverine Barré	...	administratrice de production
Aimeric Bonello	...	unit production manager
Nicole Firn	...	production manager
Clarisse Merel	...	assistant production manager
Frédéric Morin	...	assistant unit manager
Jerome Pinot	...	régisseur adjoint
Hubert Watrinet	...	production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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Caroline Bouffard	...	third assistant director
Olivier Bouffard	...	first assistant director
Cyrille Bray	...	first assistant director
Ronan Denecé	...	second assistant director
Colomba Falcucci	...	second assistant director
Linda Gabbay	...	assistant director
Clément Inglesakis	...	third assistant director (2007)
Isabelle Vossart	...	location scout (uncredited)

Art Department

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Stephanie Angrand	...	assistant art director
François Combastel	...	construction coordinator
Jérémy Duchier	...	assistant art director
Olivier Estoppey	...	sculptures and drawing
Nathalie Lafaurie	...	artistic consultant
Antoine Martial	...	head carpenter
Marie Rossignol	...	painter
Christophe Thollet	...	prop driver
Adail Viveiros	...	ripper
Guillaume Watrinet	...	property master

Sound Department

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Annabel Callard	...	dialogue editor
Denis Carquin	...	first assistant sound
Pascal Chauvin	...	foley artist
Marie Guesnier	...	additional sound
Pierre Lenoir	...	sound
Pierre Martens	...	sound effects editor
Franck Tassel	...	assistant foley artist (as Franck Fassel)
Catherine Taïeb	...	post-synchronisation
Claude Villand	...	re-recording mixer
Pascal Vuillemin	...	assistant mixer
Reine Wekstein	...	sound editor

Special Effects by

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Jean-Christophe Bourgeois

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special effects technician

Visual Effects by

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Alain Bignet	...	digital compositor
Philippe Frère	...	digital compositor
Nicolas Lacroix	...	visual effects coordinator
Sebastien Rame	...	visual effects supervisor
Fred Roz	...	end titles

Stunts

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Alexandre Cauderlier	...	stunt double
Patrick Cauderlier	...	stunt coordinator / stunts

Camera and Electrical Department

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Eric Baraillon	...	electrician
Jean-Pierre Baronsky	...	gaffer
Hassen Brahiti	...	still photographer
Gérard Buffard	...	key grip
Julien Buffard	...	grip
Fatma Cherif	...	assistant camera
Franck Chron	...	grip
Jean-Bernard Lortie	...	electrician
Eric Nové	...	grip
Brahim Ouchene	...	electrician
Ludivine Renard	...	second assistant camera
Richard Vidal	...	electrician
Jean-Mary Vodoz	...	grip (as Jean-Marie Vodoz)

Casting Department

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Paul Chaffardon	...	extras casting
Laurent Soulet	...	extras casting

Costume and Wardrobe Department

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Virginie Bauchet	...	costumer
Catherine Bouchard	...	wardrobe
Laurence Esnault	...	costumer
Aurore Vicente	...	costumer

Music Department

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The Filmharmonic Orchestra Prague	...	orchestra
Adam Klemens	...	conductor
Petr Pycha	...	orchestra contractor

Script and Continuity Department

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Josiane Morand

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script supervisor

Additional Crew

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Séverine Barré	...	administratrice de production
Christophe Chatel	...	assistant unit manager
Jacqueline Finas	...	administrator
Ghislaine Grellet	...	production secretary (as Ghislaine Atanassian-Grellet)
Rosalie Lecan	...	production administrator
Christophe Mahé	...	production administrator
Florence Narozny	...	press attache
Arlette Prévost	...	production administrator
André-Paul Ricci	...	press attache

Production Companies

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Les Films Français
StudioCanal (co-production)
France 2 Cinéma (co-production)
Rhône-Alpes Cinéma (co-production)
Canal+ (participation)
TPS Star (participation)
France 2 (FR2) (participation)
Conseil Régional Rhône-alpes (participation)
Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée (CNC) (participation)

Distributors

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Canal+ Distribution (2008) (Germany) (theatrical) (world sales)
Seven Films (2008) (Greece) (theatrical)
StudioCanal (2008) (France) (theatrical)
AXN Mystery (2013) (Japan) (tv)
Ciné+ (2020) (France) (tv)
Seven Films (2009) (Greece)

Special Effects

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Other Companies

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Actions Movies (Stunt Equipment)
CNSO Studios (recording studio)

Storyline

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Plot Keywords	murder first-person-title husband-and-wife-sleuths tommy-and-tuppence dream See All (38) »
Genres	Comedy Crime Mystery
Parents Guide	Add content advisory for parents »
Certification	Norway:12 (Netflix self-rating) Switzerland:10 (canton of Geneva) Switzerland:10 (canton of Vaud)

Additional Details

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Also Known As	Crime Is Our Business (United States) Crime Is Our Business (Canada, English title) Crime Is Our Business (Hong Kong, English title) Crime Is Our Business (World-wide, English title) Crime Is Our Business (United Kingdom) See more »
Runtime	109 min
Country	France
Language	French
Color	Color
Filming Locations	Arnad, Valle d'Aosta, Italy See more »

Box Office

Budget

EUR12,000,000 (estimated)

Did You Know?

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Trivia	Chiara Mastroianni and Christian Vadim are half brother and sister. Their mother is Catherine Deneuve. See more »
Goofs	When Emma Charpentier (Chiara Mastroianni) and Doctor Lagarde (Hippolyte Girardot) kiss for the first time, we can see the boom mic in the window pane behind them. See more »
Movie Connections	Followed by Associés contre le crime: L'oeuf d'Ambroise (2012). See more »
Soundtracks	Sway See more »
Crazy Credits	The name of the Agatha Christie book upon which the film is based is misspelled in the credits. It appears as "Partner's in Crime". See more »

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