Death of a Corrupt Man

Death of a Corrupt Man (1977)

Mort d'un pourri

In the middle of the night, deputy Philippe Dubaye wakes up his old friend Xavier Maréchal with disturbing news: he has just killed Serrano, a racketeer with extant political connections. Serrano kept proofs of Dubaye's involvement in corrupt dealings and was poised to use them against the deputy. Xavier readily agrees to cover up for his old pal Philippe, but he soon runs into difficulties. Nobody believes Dubaye's alibi. And everybody -- influential personalities, powerful businessmen, dubious go-betweens and the police -- wants to get hold of the documents that served to blackmail Dubaye; by all possible means...

Date of release
1977-12-07
TMDB
6.5 / 10 (116)
Runtime
2h 0m
Genres
Crime, Thriller
Director
Georges Lautner

Casting

  • Alain Delon — Xavier 'Xav' Maréchal
  • Ornella Muti — Valérie Agostinelli
  • Stéphane Audran — Christiane Dubaye
  • Jean Bouise — Commissioner Pernais
  • Mireille Darc — Françoise
  • Michel Aumont — Commissioner Moreau
  • Julien Guiomar — Fondari
  • Maurice Ronet — Philippe Dubaye
  • Klaus Kinski — Nicolas Tomski
  • Daniel Ceccaldi — Maître Lucien Lacor
  • François Chaumette — Lansac
  • Xavier Depraz — Marcel

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