The French Detective (1975)

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?
Pierre Granier-Deferre
Lino Ventura, Patrick Dewaere, Victor Lanoux, Julien Guiomar, Pierre Tornade, Françoise Brion, Claude Rich, Michel Peyrelon, Claude Brosset, Gérard Hérold, Gérard Dessalles, Jacques Rispal, Patrick Feigelson, Jean-Yves Gautier, Pierre Londiche, Jacques Serres, Christiane Tissot, Ève Francis, André Malfuson, Michel Beaune, Charles Dalin, Christine Laurent, Henri Attal, Dominique Zardi, Lionel Vitrant, Sylvie Matton, Eric Vasberg, Eric Legrand, Valérie Mairesse, Marie-Pierre de Gérando, Raoul Curet, Jean Turlier, Guy Verda, Henri Lambert, Sylvain Lévignac
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