Death of a Corrupt Man

The story

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...

Cast

A Alain DelonXavier 'Xav' Maréchal O Ornella MutiValérie Agostinelli S Stéphane AudranChristiane Dubaye J Jean BouiseCommissioner Pernais M Mireille DarcFrançoise M Michel AumontCommissioner Moreau J Julien GuiomarFondari M Maurice RonetPhilippe Dubaye K Klaus KinskiNicolas Tomski D Daniel CeccaldiMaître Lucien Lacor F François ChaumetteLansac X Xavier DeprazMarcel

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H Henri VirlogeuxPaul C Colette DuvalSerrano's secretary A Abderrahmane El KebirKébir G Gérard HéroldDupaire C Charles MoulinSerrano R Roger MuniThe stolen gentleman C Claude BarichasseWindow cleaner É Émile RiandreysMorgue employee C Carole AchacheLocker room girl J Jean BergerBrumaire (uncredited) P Philippe CastelliTobacconist (uncredited) J Jean-Paul Denizon(uncredited) A Arlette EmmerySwitchboard operator (uncredited) C Catherine Lachens(uncredited) P Patrick LaplaceEtienne (uncredited) C Charles MillotHenchman, Marcel's deputy (uncredited) J Jacques Pisias(uncredited) M Michel Ruhl(uncredited) Y Yvan Tanguy(uncredited)