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The French Detective
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?
1975 · Directed by Pierre Granier-Deferre · 87 min · Crime · Drama · Thriller · 10 frames
Crew
- Written by: Francis Veber
- Cinematography: Jean Collomb
- Edited by: Jean Ravel
- Music: Philippe Sarde
- Production design: Maurice Sergent
- Produced by: Alexandre Mnouchkine, Georges Dancigers
Cast
- Lino Ventura as Commissioner Verjeat
- Patrick Dewaere as Inspector Lefèvre
- Victor Lanoux as Pierre Lardatte
- Julien Guiomar as General controller Ledoux
- Pierre Tornade as Commissioner Pignol
- Françoise Brion as Marthe Rigaux, boss of the brothel
- Claude Rich as Judge Delmesse
- Michel Peyrelon as Roger Portor, brother of Antoine
- Claude Brosset as Antoine Portor, Lardatte's henchman
- Gérard Hérold as Inspector Moitrié
Production
- Country: France
- Language: French
- Studios: Mondex Films, Les Films Ariane
- Themes: hospital fight, held hostage
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