Facing El Chapo
2026 · Crime · Action
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Film / 1964
Requiem pour un caïd
Directed by
Maurice Cloche
Police officer Antoine Delille is in charge of putting an end to the activities of a "kingpin", Jo Pinelli, trafficker, racketeer and pimp. He has three women working for him, including Eva and Jeannette, and is currently "conditioning" a charming, naive Orly employee, with whom he poses as an honorable businessman. Inspector Delille's plan is to arrest Jo for some crime and, while he's being held at the P.J., to delve into his other criminal …
The story
Police officer Antoine Delille is in charge of putting an end to the activities of a "kingpin", Jo Pinelli, trafficker, racketeer and pimp. He has three women working for him, including Eva and Jeannette, and is currently "conditioning" a charming, naive Orly employee, with whom he poses as an honorable businessman. Inspector Delille's plan is to arrest Jo for some crime and, while he's being held at the P.J., to delve into his other criminal activities and confound him.
Cast
Pierre MondyInspector Antoine Delille
Jacques DubyDominique
Jean-Pierre BernardJoseph Pinelli aka 'le Beau Jo'
Magali NoëlEva Chiquois
Dominique ZardiCrook friend of Vasco
Francis BlancheÉmile aka 'le Boxeur'
Janine VilaCorinne Bellac
Claire MaurierJeannette Sorel
Hella PetriMado
Jean TissierFather 'La Coquille'
Michel BarbeyAnge Tavalesco aka 'Vasco'
Jacques MonodDivisional commissioner
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Étienne BierryInspector Le Gall
Daniel CeccaldiInspector Belin
Bernard LajarrigeInspector Lenoir
Patricia ViterboÉliane
Michel BardinetDivisional assistant
François DarbonInspector Couture
Jacques ProvinsInspector who questions the concierge
Georges AubertInspector
Robert BerriBoss of the short-time hotel
Serge DavriMan being questioned
Simone BarillierMadame Cora
Charles BouillaudClerk of the P.J.
Catherine ClarenceJulietta
Nicole CholletJeannette Sorel's concierge
DucasseInspector
Jean Favre-BertinInspector
Jean FranvalInspector
Pierre ParelInspector
Paul PavelRoger Dubois aka 'La grenouille'
Patrick PréjeanMechanic
Jean-Michel RouzièreJaguar garage salesman
Émile RiandreysClient of Mado
Yvon Sarray
A. Steiger
F.E. Vogel
Paul VervischFirst bartender
Alain BouvetteInspector Picard
Albert DinanInspector Chataignier
Albert MédinaP.J. commissioner
Pierre ColletInspector who questions Dubois
Jean LaraInspector Dumas
Yves BarsacqInspector
Roger DutoitGrégorio
Charles MillotMick
Pierre DorisBoss of the Monaco hotel
Sylvain LévignacMachine gun killer (uncredited)
Jean-François Zeller(uncredited)
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