Monsieur Hire is a maladjusted, balding, middle-aged man living in France. He doesn't like to talk to people. A young woman is murdered and a police detective suspects M. Hire, just because his neighbors think he is strange.

Director: Patrice Leconte

Writer: Georges Simenon, Patrice Leconte, Patrick Dewolf

Actors: Michel Blanc, Sandrine Bonnaire, Luc Thuillier

Production: N/A