Death of a Corrupt Man (1977)

Death of a Corrupt Man (1977)

1977-12-07 France 120 Min. PG-13
6.5 93 votes

Overview

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

Alain Delon is Xavier Maréchal
Xavier Maréchal
Ornella Muti is Valérie
Valérie
Stéphane Audran is Christiane
Jean Bouise is Commissaire Pernais
Commissaire Pernais
Mireille Darc is Françoise
Françoise
Michel Aumont is Commissaire Moreau
Commissaire Moreau
Maurice Ronet is Philippe Dubaye
Philippe Dubaye
Klaus Kinski is Nicolas Tomski
Nicolas Tomski
Daniel Ceccaldi is Lucien Lacor
Lucien Lacor