The French Detective

(1975)

★ 6.7 IMDb · 136 votes

Genres: Crime, Drama, Thriller

Year: 1975

Runtime: 91 мин

Country: France

Director: Pierre Granier-Deferre

Cast: Лино Вентура, Patrick Dewaere, Victor Lanoux, Жюльен Гийомар, Pierre Tornade, Françoise Brion, Клод Риш, Michel Peyrelon, Claude Brosset, Gérard Hérold

Plot

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?