The French Detective

The French Detective (1975)

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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?

Date of release
1975-12-10
TMDB
6.7 / 10 (138)
Runtime
1h 27m
Genres
Crime, Drama, Thriller
Director
Pierre Granier-Deferre

Casting

  • Lino Ventura — Commissioner Verjeat
  • Patrick Dewaere — Inspector Lefèvre
  • Victor Lanoux — Pierre Lardatte
  • Julien Guiomar — General controller Ledoux
  • Pierre Tornade — Commissioner Pignol
  • Françoise Brion — Marthe Rigaux, boss of the brothel
  • Claude Rich — Judge Delmesse
  • Michel Peyrelon — Roger Portor, brother of Antoine
  • Claude Brosset — Antoine Portor, Lardatte's henchman
  • Gérard Hérold — Inspector Moitrié
  • Gérard Dessalles — Inspector Ransac
  • Jacques Rispal — Mr. Mercier, father of the young man killed

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