Movie · 1975
The French Detective
Released 10 December 1975 More from 1975 → Letterboxd ↗ · TMDB ↗
When political thugs murder an opponent's volunteer and also kill a cop, chief inspector Verjeat believes the politician who hired them is as guilty as the murderous goon. Verjeat's pursuit of the councilman, Lardatte, gets him a warning from his superiors. When he embarrasses Lardatte while disarming a hostage (the dead volunteer's father), Verjeat is told he's being transferred within a week. He speeds up his hunt for the goon and, with Lefévre, one of his young detectives, he engineers a complicated scheme to buy more time before the transfer. How should Verjeat play out his values of honor and duty?
FR·01
How old were they?
Lino Ventura
as Commissioner Verjeat
Jacques Rispal
as Mr. Mercier, father of the young man killed
Henri Lambert
as Norbert (uncredited)
Julien Guiomar
as General controller Ledoux
Claude Rich
as Judge Delmesse
Dominique Zardi
as Man injured in the leg
Françoise Brion
as Marthe Rigaux, boss of the brothel
Michel Beaune
as Inspector Dupuy
Victor Lanoux
as Pierre Lardatte
Michel Peyrelon
as Roger Portor, brother of Antoine
Henri Attal
as Luigi
Jacques Serres
as Inspector Martin
Gérard Hérold
as Inspector Moitrié
Jean-Yves Gautier
as Letellier
Claude Brosset
as Antoine Portor, Lardatte's henchman
Patrick Dewaere
as Inspector Lefèvre
Christine Laurent
as Christine
FR·02
The numbers
29years between the oldest and youngest billed
56Lino Ventura — oldest on the call sheet
27Christine Laurent — youngest billed
40average age of the credited cast