Death of a Corrupt Man
Mort d'un pourri
Release: 1977-12-07
·Runtime: 120m
·★ 6.5
Crime
Thriller
In the middle of the night, deputy Philippe Dubaye wakes up his old friend Xavier Maréchal with disturbing news: he has just killed Serrano, a racketeer with extant political connections. Serrano kept proofs of Dubaye's involvement in corrupt dealings and was poised to use them against the deputy. Xavier readily agrees to cover up for his old pal Philippe, but he soon runs into difficulties. Nobody believes Dubaye's alibi. And everybody -- influential personalities, powerful businessmen, dubious go-betweens and the police -- wants to get hold of the documents that served to blackmail Dubaye; by all possible means...
Production Countries
France
Production Companies
Adel Productions
Trailers & Videos
Cast
Colette Duval
as Serrano's secretary
Alain Delon
as Xavier 'Xav' Maréchal
Stéphane Audran
as Christiane Dubaye
Michel Aumont
as Commissioner Moreau
Maurice Ronet
as Philippe Dubaye
François Chaumette
as Lansac
Claude Barichasse
as Window cleaner
Jean Berger
as Brumaire (uncredited)
Philippe Castelli
as Tobacconist (uncredited)
Ornella Muti
as Valérie Agostinelli
Jean Bouise
as Commissioner Pernais
Klaus Kinski
as Nicolas Tomski
Henri Virlogeux
as Paul
Catherine Lachens
as (uncredited)
Jacques Pisias
as (uncredited)
Julien Guiomar
as Fondari
Gérard Hérold
as Dupaire
Charles Moulin
as Serrano
Émile Riandreys
as Morgue employee
Daniel Ceccaldi
as Maître Lucien Lacor
Jean-Paul Denizon
as (uncredited)
Arlette Emmery
as Switchboard operator (uncredited)
Patrick Laplace
as Etienne (uncredited)
Michel Ruhl
as (uncredited)
Mireille Darc
as Françoise
Abderrahmane El Kebir
as Kébir
Roger Muni
as The stolen gentleman
Carole Achache
as Locker room girl
Charles Millot
as Henchman, Marcel's deputy (uncredited)
Xavier Depraz
as Marcel
Crew
Michel Audiard
Dialogue
Henri Decaë
Director of Photography
Norbert Saada
Executive Producer
Jacqueline Thiédot
Sound Editor
Rémy Julienne
Stunt Coordinator
Catherine Prévert
Script Supervisor
Jean Laborde
Novel
Georges Lautner
Director, Screenplay
Alain Delon
Producer
Philippe Sarde
Original Music Composer