The French Detective
1975When 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?
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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
Gérard Dessalles
as Inspector Ransac
Jacques Rispal
as Mr. Mercier, father of the young man killed
Patrick Feigelson
as Louis
Jean-Yves Gautier
as Letellier
Pierre Londiche
as Jeanvier, informer with the dog
Jacques Serres
as Inspector Martin
Christiane Tissot
as Marie Portor
Ève Francis
as Old lady
André Malfuson
as Estève
Michel Beaune
as Inspector Dupuy
Charles Dalin
as Sergio
Christine Laurent
as Christine
Henri Attal
as Luigi
Dominique Zardi
as Man injured in the leg
Lionel Vitrant
as Gas station attendant
Sylvie Matton
as Nurse
Eric Vasberg
as Lopez
Éric Legrand
as Jean Mercier
Valérie Mairesse
as Girl with the cockade
Marie-Pierre de Gérando
as Commander of the gendarmerie
Raoul Curet
as President
Jean Turlier
as Moissat
Guy Verda
Henri Lambert
as Norbert (uncredited)
Sylvain Lévignac
as False injured (uncredited)