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A Legitimate Defense (1958)

★ 5.8/10 98 min Crime, Drama France French
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Description

Two friends from the last war, Pierrot, a bar owner, and Gustave, a police inspector, are in contact with a notorious gang of racketeers in Montmartre. Tired of putting up with Albert the King's demands, Pierrot kills the gangster during a bar brawl. His first instinct is to flee, but on Gustave's advice, he turns himself in to the law. All things considered, he'll be safer in prison than exposed to the reprisals of the "underworld". Pierrot goes to trial. He was acquitted as having acted in self-defense. But his release leaves him open to the vengeance of Bob, one of Albert's accomplices. Pierrot narrowly escapes an ambush, but is finally able to rid himself of the threat hanging over him, thanks to the friendship of Inspector Gustave, and finally reunites with the companion of his life, Dora, who has never stopped trembling for him.

Top Cast

Bernard Blier
Bernard Blier Gustave Martinet
Philippe Nicaud
Philippe Nicaud Pierre 'Pierrot' Lambert
Maria Mauban
Maria Mauban Dora
Pierre Mondy
Pierre Mondy Petit Bob
Jean Lefebvre
Jean Lefebvre Georges, le barman de "L'Ami Pierrot"
Robert Dalban
Robert Dalban Albert dit "Bébert le Caïd", un gangster qui rackette et persécute Pierrot
Rosy Varte
Rosy Varte Rita la Gitane, une prostituée
Daniel Cauchy
Daniel Cauchy Dédé, aide de Bébert

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