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...

• Release date
• December 7, 1977
• Runtime
• 120 min
• Genres
• Crime, Thriller
• Director
• Georges Lautner

Cast

Alain Delon Xavier 'Xav' Maréchal Ornella Muti Valérie Agostinelli Stéphane Audran Christiane Dubaye Jean Bouise Commissioner Pernais Mireille Darc Françoise Michel Aumont Commissioner Moreau Julien Guiomar Fondari Maurice Ronet Philippe Dubaye