Site Revisions Underway Some Features May Not Work
Poster for The French Detective

The French Detective (1975)

★ 6.7/10 87 min Crime, Drama, Thriller France French
Streaming: Not available

Description

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?

Top Cast

Lino Ventura
Lino Ventura Commissioner Verjeat
Patrick Dewaere
Patrick Dewaere Inspector Lefèvre
Victor Lanoux
Victor Lanoux Pierre Lardatte
Julien Guiomar
Julien Guiomar General controller Ledoux
Pierre Tornade
Pierre Tornade Commissioner Pignol
Françoise Brion
Françoise Brion Marthe Rigaux, boss of the brothel
Claude Rich
Claude Rich Judge Delmesse
Michel Peyrelon
Michel Peyrelon Roger Portor, brother of Antoine

Powered by

TMDB
× Movie poster
Back to Film Diary Index