The French Detective
Crime | Drama
Release Date
December 10, 1975
Duration
87 min
Status
Released
Language
fr
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?
Casts
Commissioner Verjeat
Lino Ventura
Inspector Lefèvre
Patrick Dewaere
Pierre Lardatte
Victor Lanoux
General controller Ledoux
Julien Guiomar
Commissioner Pignol
Pierre Tornade
Marthe Rigaux, boss of the brothel
Françoise Brion
Judge Delmesse
Claude Rich
Roger Portor, brother of Antoine
Michel Peyrelon
Antoine Portor, Lardatte's henchman
Claude Brosset
Inspector Moitrié
Gérard Hérold
Inspector Ransac
Gérard Dessalles
Mr. Mercier, father of the young man killed
Jacques Rispal
Louis
Patrick Feigelson
Letellier
Jean-Yves Gautier
Jeanvier, informer with the dog
Pierre Londiche
Inspector Martin
Jacques Serres
Marie Portor
Christiane Tissot
Old lady
Ève Francis
Estève
André Malfuson
Inspector Dupuy
Michel Beaune
Sergio
Charles Dalin
Christine
Christine Laurent
Luigi
Henri Attal
Man injured in the leg
Dominique Zardi
Gas station attendant
Lionel Vitrant
Nurse
Sylvie Matton
Lopez
Eric Vasberg
Jean Mercier
Éric Legrand
Girl with the cockade
Valérie Mairesse
Commander of the gendarmerie
Marie-Pierre de Gérando
President
Raoul Curet
Moissat
Jean Turlier
Guy Verda
Norbert (uncredited)
Henri Lambert
False injured (uncredited)
Sylvain Lévignac
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