Cover Up

Aug 24, 1983

1h 43m

★ 5.7

Overview

A well-known business lawyer is shot dead in the courthouse. A commissioner of the Criminal Brigade is in charge of the investigation and is helped by a journalist.

Genres

Crime

Romance

Thriller

Production Companies

Films A2

T. Films

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Cast

Commissaire Martin Griffon

Claude Brasseur

Sybille Berger

Gabrielle Lazure

Le contrôleur Jean-François Rambert

Jean-Claude Brialy

Christian Lacassagne

Jean-Louis Trintignant

Suzy Thomson, alias D'Annunzio

Dayle Haddon

Avram Kazavian

Robert Hirsch

Me Antoine d'Alins

Jacques Dacqmine

Philippe d'Alins

Daniel Jégou

Antoine Gomez

Luc-Antoine Diquéro

Millard, le directeur du ministre de l'Intérieur

Yves Beneyton

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