The French Detective

The French Detective

1975
1h 27m
6.7

6.7/10

126 votes • View on IMDb
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?

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Language: FR

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Production Information

Production Companies
Mondex Films Les Films Ariane
Production Countries
France
Spoken Languages
French

Keywords

hospital fight held hostage

Quick Facts

Original Title Adieu poulet
Release Date December 10, 1975
Status Released
Language FR
IMDb ID tt0072603

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

Claude Brosset
Claude Brosset

Antoine Portor, Lardatte's henchman

Gérard Hérold
Gérard Hérold

Inspector Moitrié

Gérard Dessalles
Gérard Dessalles

Inspector Ransac

Jacques Rispal
Jacques Rispal

Mr. Mercier, father of the young man killed

Key Crew

Pierre Granier-Deferre
Director
Francis Veber
Writer
Alexandre Mnouchkine
Producer
Georges Dancigers
Producer