Dear Detective

1977 film by Philippe de Broca
Movie film Q3495258
Press Enter · cited answer in seconds

Summary

Dear Detective is a film[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • Dear Detective's instance of is recorded as film[3].
  • Dear Detective was directed by Philippe de Broca[4].
  • Philippe de Broca wrote the screenplay for Dear Detective[5].
  • Michel Audiard wrote the screenplay for Dear Detective[6].
  • Dear Detective's composer is recorded as Georges Delerue[7].
  • Dear Detective's genre is crime film[8].
  • Dear Detective's genre is comedy film[9].
  • Dear Detective's genre is police film[10].
  • Dear Detective was followed by Jupiter's Thigh[11].
  • A cast member of Dear Detective was Annie Girardot[12].
  • A cast member of Dear Detective was Philippe Noiret[13].
  • A cast member of Dear Detective was Catherine Alric[14].
  • A cast member of Dear Detective was Hubert Deschamps[15].
  • A cast member of Dear Detective was Anna Gaylor[16].
  • A cast member of Dear Detective was Colette Duval[17].
  • A cast member of Dear Detective was Alain David[18].
  • A cast member of Dear Detective was Francis Lemaire[19].
  • A cast member of Dear Detective was Gabriel Jabbour[20].
  • A cast member of Dear Detective was Georges Riquier[21].
  • A cast member of Dear Detective was Georges Wilson[22].
  • A cast member of Dear Detective was Gilbert Richard[23].
  • A cast member of Dear Detective was Guy Marchand[24].
  • A cast member of Dear Detective was Henri Czarniak[25].
  • A cast member of Dear Detective was Jacqueline Doyen[26].
  • A cast member of Dear Detective was Jacques Boudet[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Producers include Robert Amon[28], Georges Dancigers[29], and Alexandre Mnouchkine[30]. Dear Detective was directed by Philippe de Broca[4]. Screenwriters include Philippe de Broca[5] and Michel Audiard[6]. Cast members include Annie Girardot[12], Philippe Noiret[13], Catherine Alric[14], Hubert Deschamps[15], Anna Gaylor[16], and Colette Duval[17].

Publication

Publication dates include August 11, 1977[31], January 18, 1978[32], April 24, 1978[33], October 3, 1978[34], February 12, 1979[35], and September 24, 1979[36]. The original language of Dear Detective was French[37]. Genres include crime film[8], comedy film[9], and police film[10].

Adaptations and Inspiration

Dear Detective's after a work by is recorded as Jean-Paul Rouland[38]. It was followed by Jupiter's Thigh[11].

Why It Matters

Dear Detective has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] It is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.[39]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  35. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  36. [38] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [39] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

📑 Cite this page

Use these citations when quoting this entity in research, articles, AI prompts, or wherever provenance matters. We aggregate Wikidata + Wikipedia + authoritative open-data sources; the stitched, scored, cross-referenced view is what 4ort.xyz contributes.

APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). Dear Detective. Retrieved October 13, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/dear-detective
MLA “Dear Detective.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 13 Oct. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/dear-detective.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_dear-detective_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{Dear Detective}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/dear-detective}, note = {Accessed: 2026-10-13}}
LLM prompt According to 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph (aggregator of Wikidata, Wikipedia, and authoritative open-data sources): Dear Detective — https://4ort.xyz/entity/dear-detective (retrieved 2026-10-13)

Canonical URL: https://4ort.xyz/entity/dear-detective · Last refreshed:

Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 21d ago · Mullanur · 2026-09-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Rars rating → 12+
    P14821 → 76808
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Rars rating: 12+"
  2. 9w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-08-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Duration → {'amount': '+105'}
    Rotten tomatoes id → m/770800058
    Film editor → Françoise Javet
    Instance of → film
    + 25 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ Filmová databáze film id: 14259, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/264619|batch #264619]]"
Live feed via Wikidata EventStreams. New edits appear within minutes of being made on Wikidata.