The French Detective

87 mins
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?

Lino Ventura

Commissioner Verjeat

Patrick Dewaere

Inspector Lefèvre

Victor Lanoux

Pierre Lardatte

Julien Guiomar

General controller Ledoux

Pierre Tornade

Commissioner Pignol

Françoise Brion

Marthe Rigaux, boss of the brothel

Claude Rich

Judge Delmesse

Michel Peyrelon

Roger Portor, brother of Antoine

Claude Brosset

Antoine Portor, Lardatte's henchman

Gérard Hérold

Inspector Moitrié

Gérard Dessalles

Inspector Ransac

Jacques Rispal

Mr. Mercier, father of the young man killed

Pierre Londiche

Jeanvier, informer with the dog

Jacques Serres

Inspector Martin

Christiane Tissot

Marie Portor

Ève Francis

Old lady

Michel Beaune

Inspector Dupuy

Dominique Zardi

Man injured in the leg

Lionel Vitrant

Gas station attendant

Éric Legrand

Jean Mercier

Valérie Mairesse

Girl with the cockade

Marie-Pierre de Gérando

Commander of the gendarmerie

Raoul Curet

President

Henri Lambert

Norbert (uncredited)

Sylvain Lévignac

False injured (uncredited)

Didier Lavergne

Key Makeup Artist

Nadine Dessalles

Costume Design

Maurice Sergent

Production Design

Jean Collomb

Director of Photography

Philippe Sarde

Original Music Composer

Robert Amon

Associate Producer

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