The French Detective

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?

Details

Status

Released

Release date

December 10, 1975

Original language

French

Spoken languages

French

Countries

France

Production

Les Films Ariane,Mondex Films

Cast

Lino Ventura,Patrick Dewaere,Victor Lanoux,Julien Guiomar,Pierre Tornade,Françoise Brion,Claude Rich,Michel Peyrelon,Claude Brosset,Gérard Héroldand 25 more

Director

Pierre Granier-Deferre

Writer

Jean Laborde,Francis Veber

Producer

Alexandre Mnouchkine,Georges Dancigers

Cinematography

Jean Collomb

Music

Philippe Sarde

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0072603