Death of a Corrupt Man (1977)
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...
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Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | fr |
| Popularity | 9.068 |
Directed By
Georges Lautner
Crew
Georges Lautner
Jean Laborde
Michel Audiard
Michelle David
Alain Delon
Henri Decaë
Anita Benoist
Marie-Françoise Perochon
Alain Gaudry
Philippe Sarde
Françoise De Leu
TOP CAST
Alain Delon
Xavier Maréchal
Ornella Muti
Valérie
Stéphane Audran
Christiane
Jean Bouise
Commissaire Pernais
Mireille Darc
Françoise
Michel Aumont
Commissaire Moreau
Julien Guiomar
Fondari
Maurice Ronet
Philippe Dubaye
Klaus Kinski
Nicolas Tomski
Daniel Ceccaldi
Lucien Lacor
François Chaumette
Lansac
Xavier Depraz
Marcel
Henri Virlogeux
Paul
Colette Duval
La secrétaire de Serrano
Abderrahmane El Kebir
Kébir
Gérard Hérold
Dupaire
Charles Moulin
Serrano
Roger Muni
Le monsieur volé
Claude Barichasse
Le laveur de carreaux
Émile Riandreys
L'employé de la morgue
Carole Achache
La fille du vestiaire (as Carole Lange)
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