The French Detective

Dec 10, 1975

1h 27m

★ 6.7

Overview

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?

Genres

Crime

Drama

Thriller

Production Companies

Mondex Films

Les Films Ariane

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Cast

Commissioner Verjeat

Lino Ventura

Inspector Lefèvre

Patrick Dewaere

Pierre Lardatte

Victor Lanoux

General controller Ledoux

Julien Guiomar

Commissioner Pignol

Pierre Tornade

Marthe Rigaux, boss of the brothel

Françoise Brion

Judge Delmesse

Claude Rich

Roger Portor, brother of Antoine

Michel Peyrelon

Antoine Portor, Lardatte's henchman

Claude Brosset

Inspector Moitrié

Gérard Hérold

Inspector Ransac

Gérard Dessalles

Mr. Mercier, father of the young man killed

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