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The French Detective

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?

Top Cast

  • Lino Ventura

    Lino Ventura

    Commissioner Verjeat

  • Patrick Dewaere

    Patrick Dewaere

    Inspector Lefèvre

  • Victor Lanoux

    Victor Lanoux

    Pierre Lardatte

  • Julien Guiomar

    Julien Guiomar

    General controller Ledoux

  • Pierre Tornade

    Pierre Tornade

    Commissioner Pignol

  • Françoise Brion

    Françoise Brion

    Marthe Rigaux, boss of the brothel

  • Claude Rich

    Claude Rich

    Judge Delmesse

  • Michel Peyrelon

    Michel Peyrelon

    Roger Portor, brother of Antoine

  • Claude Brosset

    Claude Brosset

    Antoine Portor, Lardatte's henchman

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?

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