''Crime Is Our Business'' (french: Le Crime est notre affaire) is a 2008 French comedy mystery film directed by

Pascal Thomas Pascal Thomas (born 2 April 1945) is a French screenwriter and film director. His 1999 film ''The Dilettante'' was entered into the 21st Moscow International Film Festival. Selected filmography * '' Pleure pas la bouche pleine!'' (1973) * '' Le ...

and starring Catherine Frot, André Dussollier and

Claude Rich Claude Rich (8 February 1929 – 20 July 2017) was a French stage and screen actor. He began his career in the theater before his film debut in 1955. Personal life He married actress Catherine Renaudin on 26 June 1959. They had two daughters, ...

. It is based on the 1957

Agatha Christie Dame Agatha Mary Clarissa Christie, Lady Mallowan, (; 15 September 1890 – 12 January 1976) was an English writer known for her 66 detective novels and 14 short story collections, particularly those revolving around fiction ...

novel ''

4.50 from Paddington ''4.50 from Paddington'' is a detective fiction novel by Agatha Christie, first published in November 1957 by Collins Crime Club. This work was published in the United States at the same time as ''What Mrs McGillicuddy Saw!'', by Dodd, Mead. Th ...

'' (but with a change of detectives from Miss Marple to Tommy and Tuppence).

Cast

* Catherine Frot as Prudence Beresford * André Dussollier as Bélisaire Beresford *

as Roderick Charpentier * Annie Cordy as Babette Boutiti, Prudence's aunt *

Chiara Mastroianni Chiara Charlotte Mastroianni (born 28 May 1972) is a French actress and singer. She is the daughter of Marcello Mastroianni and Catherine Deneuve. Early life Mastroianni was born to French actress Catherine Deneuve and Italian actor Marcello Ma ...

as Emma Charpentier, daughter of Roderick *

Melvil Poupaud Melvil Poupaud (born 26 January 1973) is a French actor, author and filmmaker. Career Poupaud's first appearance was, as a child, in Raúl Ruiz's 1983 film '' City of Pirates''. He met Ruiz through his mother, Chantal Poupaud, who was a well-kn ...

as Frédéric Charpentier, youngest son of Roderick * Alexandre Lafaurie as Raphaël Charpentier, son of Roderick *

Christian Vadim Christian Vadim (born 18 June 1963) is a French actor. He is the son of actress Catherine Deneuve and film director Roger Vadim. Career He made his film debut in 1983, working with his father in the film ''Surprise Party'', and appeared in ...

as Augustin Charpentier, eldest son of Roderick *

Hippolyte Girardot Hippolyte Girardot (born Frédéric Girardot; 10 October 1955) is a French actor, film director and screenwriter. He is the father of actress Ana Girardot. Selected filmography * 1973: '' La Femme de Jean'', directed by Yannick Bellon, Rémi * ...

as Dr. Lagarde *

Yves Afonso Yves Afonso (13 February 1944 – 21 January 2018) was a French actor. He was born in Saulieu in the Côte-d'Or ''département''. Since his uncredited debut in the movie '' Masculin, féminin'' in 1966, he had many roles, both in movies and on ...

as Inspector Blache * Valériane de Villeneuve as Mme Clairin * Marie Lorna Vaconsin as Mme Valois *

Laura Benson Laura may refer to: People * Laura (given name) * Laura, the British code name for the World War I Belgian spy Marthe Cnockaert Places Australia * Laura, Queensland, a town on the Cape York Peninsula * Laura, South Australia * Laura Bay, a bay ...

as Margaret Brown * Florence Maury as Diane

References

External links

* 2008 films 2008 comedy films 2000s French-language films Films directed by Pascal Thomas Films based on British novels Films based on works by Agatha Christie French sequel films Tommy and Tuppence 2000s French films {{2000s-France-film-stub