Death of a Corrupt Man

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...

Details

Status

Released

Release date

December 7, 1977

Original language

French

Spoken languages

french

Countries

France

Production

Adel Productions

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0076410