Death of a Corrupt Man

2h

Crime

Thriller

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

Alain Delon

Xavier 'Xav' Maréchal
Ornella Muti

Ornella Muti

Valérie Agostinelli
Stéphane Audran

Stéphane Audran

Christiane Dubaye
Jean Bouise

Jean Bouise

Commissioner Pernais
Mireille Darc

Mireille Darc

Françoise
Michel Aumont

Michel Aumont

Commissioner Moreau
Maurice Ronet

Maurice Ronet

Philippe Dubaye
Klaus Kinski

Klaus Kinski

Nicolas Tomski
Daniel Ceccaldi

Daniel Ceccaldi

Maître Lucien Lacor
Colette Duval

Colette Duval

Serrano's secretary
Roger Muni

Roger Muni

The stolen gentleman
Claude Barichasse

Claude Barichasse

Window cleaner
Émile Riandreys

Émile Riandreys

Morgue employee
Carole Achache

Carole Achache

Locker room girl
Jean Berger

Jean Berger

Brumaire (uncredited)
Philippe Castelli

Philippe Castelli

Tobacconist (uncredited)
Jean-Paul Denizon

Jean-Paul Denizon

(uncredited)
Arlette Emmery

Arlette Emmery

Switchboard operator (uncredited)
Catherine Lachens

Catherine Lachens

(uncredited)
Patrick Laplace

Patrick Laplace

Etienne (uncredited)
Charles Millot

Charles Millot

Henchman, Marcel's deputy (uncredited)
Jacques Pisias

Jacques Pisias

(uncredited)
Michel Ruhl

Michel Ruhl

(uncredited)
Yvan Tanguy

Yvan Tanguy

(uncredited)

Release date

7th Dec 1977

Status

Released

Spoken languages

Français