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
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Cast
Julien Guiomar
as Fondari
Maurice Ronet
as Philippe Dubaye
François Chaumette
as Lansac
Henri Virlogeux
as Paul
Colette Duval
as Serrano's secretary
Michel Ruhl
as (uncredited)
Mireille Darc
as Françoise
Roger Muni
as The stolen gentleman
Catherine Lachens
as (uncredited)
Xavier Depraz
as Marcel
Charles Moulin
as Serrano
Émile Riandreys
as Morgue employee
Philippe Castelli
as Tobacconist (uncredited)
Arlette Emmery
as Switchboard operator (uncredited)
Jacques Pisias
as (uncredited)
Michel Aumont
as Commissioner Moreau
Abderrahmane El Kebir
as Kébir
Carole Achache
as Locker room girl
Patrick Laplace
as Etienne (uncredited)
Jean Bouise
as Commissioner Pernais
Daniel Ceccaldi
as Maître Lucien Lacor
Claude Barichasse
as Window cleaner
Charles Millot
as Henchman, Marcel's deputy (uncredited)
Stéphane Audran
as Christiane Dubaye
Gérard Hérold
as Dupaire
Jean Berger
as Brumaire (uncredited)
Jean-Paul Denizon
as (uncredited)
Alain Delon
as Xavier 'Xav' Maréchal
Ornella Muti
as Valérie Agostinelli
Klaus Kinski
as Nicolas Tomski
Crew
Jacqueline Thiédot
Sound Editor
Rémy Julienne
Stunt Coordinator
Henri Decaë
Director of Photography
Michel Audiard
Dialogue
Georges Lautner
Director, Screenplay
Jean Laborde
Novel
Norbert Saada
Executive Producer
Catherine Prévert
Script Supervisor
Alain Delon
Producer
Philippe Sarde
Original Music Composer