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The French Detective (1975)
Directed by Pierre Granier-Deferre
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?
Length 87 minutes
Actors
Lino Ventura | Patrick Dewaere | Victor Lanoux | Julien Guiomar | Pierre Tornade | Françoise Brion | Claude Rich | Michel Peyrelon | Claude Brosset | Gérard Hérold | Gérard Dessalles | Jacques Rispal | Patrick Feigelson | Jean-Yves Gautier | Pierre Londiche | Jacques Serres | Christiane Tissot | Ève Francis | André Malfuson | Michel Beaune | Charles Dalin | Christine Laurent | Henri Attal | Dominique Zardi | Lionel Vitrant | Sylvie Matton | Eric Vasberg | Eric Legrand | Valérie Mairesse | Marie-Pierre de Gérando | Raoul Curet | Jean Turlier | Guy Verda | Henri Lambert | Sylvain Lévignac