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Death of a Corrupt Man

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...

1977 |2h 0m |  Crime, Thriller

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Alain Delon

Xavier 'Xav' Maréchal

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Ornella Muti

Valérie Agostinelli

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Stéphane Audran

Christiane Dubaye

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Jean Bouise

Commissioner Pernais

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Mireille Darc

Françoise

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Michel Aumont

Commissioner Moreau

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Julien Guiomar

Fondari

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Maurice Ronet

Philippe Dubaye

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Klaus Kinski

Nicolas Tomski

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Daniel Ceccaldi

Maître Lucien Lacor

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François Chaumette

Lansac

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Xavier Depraz

Marcel

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Henri Virlogeux

Paul

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Colette Duval

Serrano's secretary

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Abderrahmane El Kebir

Kébir

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Gérard Hérold

Dupaire

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Charles Moulin

Serrano

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Roger Muni

The stolen gentleman

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Claude Barichasse

Window cleaner

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Émile Riandreys

Morgue employee

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Carole Achache

Locker room girl

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Jean Berger

Brumaire (uncredited)

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Philippe Castelli

Tobacconist (uncredited)

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Arlette Emmery

Switchboard operator (uncredited)

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Catherine Lachens

(uncredited)

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Patrick Laplace

Etienne (uncredited)

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Charles Millot

Henchman, Marcel's deputy (uncredited)

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Jacques Pisias

(uncredited)

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Michel Ruhl

(uncredited)

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Language

French

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