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The French Detective

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6.8/10 • 118

1975-12-101h 27m

CrimeDramaThriller

When political thugs murder an opponent's volunteer and also kill a cop, chief inspector Verjeat believes the politician who hired them is as guilty as the murderous goon. Verjeat's pursuit of the councilman, Lardatte, gets him a warning from his superiors. When he embarrasses Lardatte while disarming a hostage (the dead volunteer's father), Verjeat is told he's being transferred within a week. He speeds up his hunt for the goon and, with Lefévre, one of his young detectives, he engineers a complicated scheme to buy more time before the transfer. How should Verjeat play out his values of honor and duty?

Directors
Pierre Granier-Deferre
Writters
Francis Veber
Editors
Francis Veber, Jean Ravel

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  1. Lino Ventura

    Lino Ventura

    Commissioner Verjeat

  2. Patrick Dewaere

    Patrick Dewaere

    Inspector Lefèvre

  3. Victor Lanoux

    Victor Lanoux

    Pierre Lardatte

  4. Julien Guiomar

    Julien Guiomar

    General controller Ledoux

  5. Pierre Tornade

    Pierre Tornade

    Commissioner Pignol

  6. Françoise Brion

    Françoise Brion

    Marthe Rigaux, boss of the brothel

  7. Claude Rich

    Claude Rich

    Judge Delmesse

  8. Michel Peyrelon

    Michel Peyrelon

    Roger Portor, brother of Antoine

  9. Claude Brosset

    Claude Brosset

    Antoine Portor, Lardatte's henchman

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Status
Released
Original Language
French
Budget
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Revenue
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Keywords
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