The French Detective (1975)
Crime · Drama · Thriller
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