A director with a dark sensibility comparable to chabrol, claude miller made these two twisty polars french police noir films with michel serrault kill the referee, showcasing the actor in stunning performances alongside stars including lino ventura army of shadows and isabelle adjani possession, the story of adele h.in the inquisitor cops gallien ventura and belmont guy marchand interrogate martinaud serrault, a wealthy lawyer, for the rape and murder of two young girls'. '.strtoupper('t')he investigation becomes further complicated when his wife romy schneider, le combat dans l’ile gives her statement… a gripping thriller with intense performances, the inquisitor was a critical and commercial success on release, nominated for 8 césar awards, winning best screenplay and acting prizes for serrault and marchand.serrault returns in deadly circuit as a p.i'. '.strtoupper('w')ho becomes obsessed with the target of his investigation, a murderer adjani who he follows across europe as she moves from one victim to another'. '.strtoupper('s')witching gears to pitch black humour this wild crime film features both leads on top form alongside a stunning supporting cast including stephane audran the discreet charm of the bourgeoisie, macha méril deep red, sami frey bande à part, and jean claude brialy the bride wore black among others.limited edition blu ray special features4k restoration of the inquisitor and 2k restoration of deadly circuit, presented on disc for the first time in the ukoriginal uncompressed mono audiosuccess story a documentary on the making of the inquisitor 2016interview with claude miller and michel audiard on 1981 an appreciation of the film by filmmaker patrice leconte 2016reverse short champ contrechamp a tv episode on crime fiction featuring claude miller, michel serrault, alain corneau, michel audiard, and others 1981audio commentary on deadly circuit by critic rachael nisbet 2025a documentary on deadly circuit featuring co screenwriter jacques adiard, director of photography pierre lhomme and producer charles gassot 2016a hypnotic fascination an interview with filmmaker philippe le guay 2016original theatrical trailersnewly translated english subtitles for each filmreversible sleeve featuring designs based on original posterslimited edition booklet featuring new writing by adam scovell and an archival interview with millerlimited edition of 1000 copies, presented in full height scanavo packaging with removable obi strip leaving packaging free of certificates and markings