The French Detective

Synopsis

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?

Main Cast

Lino Ventura

Commissioner Verjeat

Age : 68 | Popularity : 16%

Patrick Dewaere

Inspector Lefèvre

Age : 35 | Popularity : 6%

Victor Lanoux

Pierre Lardatte

Age : 80 | Popularity : 6%

Julien Guiomar

Comptroller General Ledoux

Age : 82 | Popularity : 8%

Pierre Tornade

Commissioner Pignol

Age : 82 | Popularity : 14%

Françoise Brion

Marthe Rigaux, boss of the brothel

Age : 91 | Popularity : 3%

Claude Rich

Judge Delmesse

Age : 88 | Popularity : 13%

Michel Peyrelon

Roger

Age : 66 | Popularity : 5%

Crew

Department	Role	Name
Production	Producer	Alexandre Mnouchkine Georges Dancigers
	Associate Producer	Robert Amon
Editing	Editor	Jean Ravel
Sound	Original Music Composer	Philippe Sarde
	Sound	Bernard Bats
Directing	Director	Pierre Granier-Deferre
Costume & Make-Up	Key Makeup Artist	Didier Lavergne
	Costume Design	Nadine Dessalles
Writing	Writer	Francis Veber
	Novel	Jean Laborde
Camera	Director of Photography	Jean Collomb
Art	Production Design	Maurice Sergent
Department	Role	Name

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