The French Detective
Adieu poulet
Release: 1975-12-10
·Runtime: 87m
·★ 6.7
Crime
Drama
Thriller
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?
Production Countries
France
Production Companies
Mondex Films
Les Films Ariane
Cast
Ève Francis
as Old lady
Dominique Zardi
as Man injured in the leg
Jacques Rispal
as Mr. Mercier, father of the young man killed
Lino Ventura
as Commissioner Verjeat
Victor Lanoux
as Pierre Lardatte
Claude Rich
as Judge Delmesse
Michel Peyrelon
as Roger Portor, brother of Antoine
Christiane Tissot
as Marie Portor
Lionel Vitrant
as Gas station attendant
Jean Turlier
as Moissat
Jacques Serres
as Inspector Martin
Guy Verda
Julien Guiomar
as General controller Ledoux
Claude Brosset
as Antoine Portor, Lardatte's henchman
Pierre Londiche
as Jeanvier, informer with the dog
Raoul Curet
as President
Christine Laurent
as Christine
Sylvie Matton
as Nurse
Jean-Yves Gautier
as Letellier
Pierre Tornade
as Commissioner Pignol
Michel Beaune
as Inspector Dupuy
Henri Attal
as Luigi
Éric Legrand
as Jean Mercier
Sylvain Lévignac
as False injured (uncredited)
Patrick Dewaere
as Inspector Lefèvre
Françoise Brion
as Marthe Rigaux, boss of the brothel
Gérard Dessalles
as Inspector Ransac
Eric Vasberg
as Lopez
Valérie Mairesse
as Girl with the cockade
Gérard Hérold
as Inspector Moitrié
Henri Lambert
as Norbert (uncredited)
