The French Detective
movie
Released December 10, 1975
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?
Cast
Lino Ventura
as
Commissioner Verjeat
Patrick Dewaere
as
Inspector Lefèvre
Victor Lanoux
as
Pierre Lardatte
Julien Guiomar
as
General controller Ledoux
Pierre Tornade
as
Commissioner Pignol
Françoise Brion
as
Marthe Rigaux, boss of the brothel
Claude Rich
as
Judge Delmesse
Michel Peyrelon
as
Roger Portor, brother of Antoine
Claude Brosset
as
Antoine Portor, Lardatte's henchman
Gérard Hérold
as
Inspector Moitrié
Gérard Dessalles
as
Inspector Ransac
Jacques Rispal
as
Mr. Mercier, father of the young man killed
Crew
Didier Lavergne
as
Key Makeup Artist
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Bernard Bats
as
Sound
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Nadine Dessalles
as
Costume Design
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Maurice Sergent
as
Production Design
Pierre Granier-Deferre
as
Director
Jean Collomb
as
Director of Photography
Francis Veber
as
Writer
Jean Laborde
as
Novel
Alexandre Mnouchkine
as
Producer
Georges Dancigers
as
Producer
Philippe Sarde
as
Original Music Composer
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Robert Amon
as
Associate Producer