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Death of a Corrupt Man (1977)
Directed by Georges Lautner
Overview
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…
Length 120 minutes
Actors
Alain Delon | Ornella Muti | Stéphane Audran | Jean Bouise | Mireille Darc | Michel Aumont | Julien Guiomar | Maurice Ronet | Klaus Kinski | Daniel Ceccaldi | François Chaumette | Xavier Depraz | Henri Virlojeux | Colette Duval | Abderrahmane El Kébir | Gérard Hérold | Charles Moulin | Roger Muni | Claude Barichasse | Émile Riandreys | Carole Lange