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The Telephone Always Rings Twice is a french film of genre Comedy directed by Jean-Pierre Vergne with Didier Bourdon

The Telephone Always Rings Twice (1985)

The Telephone Always Rings Twice
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Length 1h32
Directed by
OriginFrance
Genres Comedy,    Comedy thriller
Rating58% 2.9386952.9386952.9386952.9386952.938695

Le téléphone sonne toujours deux fois !! ([lə telefɔn sɔn tuʒuʁ dø fwa], The Telephone Always Rings Twice) is a French comedy by Jean-Pierre Vergne released in 1985.

Synopsis

Un tueur en série assassine des femmes en les assommant avec le combiné d'un téléphone et signe ses forfaits en plantant le cadran du téléphone sur le front des victimes. Le détective privé Marc Elbichon (de son vrai nom Marcel Bichon), en quête de notoriété, se lance dans la traque du tueur. Pour l'aider, il fait appel à des amis d'enfance : Franck Potin, propriétaire d'un bar en mal de clients et Blacky, animateur d'une radio stationnée sur un bateau. Il compte également sur Momo, son adjoint et également son « homme de ménage » et Ugo, un reporter-photographe, qui lui aussi est sur la trace du tueur.

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