Dec 07, 1977
120 min
Full-HD

Death of a Corrupt Man (1977)

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...

Category

Crime Thriller

Country

France

Companies

Adel Productions

Alain Delon

Xavier Maréchal

Ornella Muti

Valérie

Stéphane Audran

Christiane

Jean Bouise

Commissaire Pernais

Mireille Darc

Françoise

Michel Aumont

Commissaire Moreau

Julien Guiomar

Fondari

Maurice Ronet

Philippe Dubaye

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