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The French Detective
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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

Lino Ventura

Commissioner Verjeat

Lino Ventura

Patrick Dewaere

Inspector Lefèvre

Patrick Dewaere

Victor Lanoux

Pierre Lardatte

Victor Lanoux

Julien Guiomar

General controller Ledoux

Julien Guiomar

Pierre Tornade

Commissioner Pignol

Pierre Tornade

Françoise Brion

Marthe Rigaux, boss of the brothel

Françoise Brion

Claude Rich

Judge Delmesse

Claude Rich

Michel Peyrelon

Roger Portor, brother of Antoine

Michel Peyrelon

Claude Brosset

Antoine Portor, Lardatte's henchman

Claude Brosset

Gérard Hérold

Inspector Moitrié

Gérard Hérold

Gérard Dessalles

Inspector Ransac

Gérard Dessalles

Jacques Rispal

Mr. Mercier, father of the young man killed

Jacques Rispal