
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?
Release Date: 12/10/1975
Runtime: 87 minutes
Languages: French
Director: Pierre Granier-Deferre
00Companies: Mondex Films, Les Films Ariane
Countries: France
Pierre Lardatte

Lino Ventura
Commissioner Verjeat

Patrick Dewaere
Inspector Lefèvre

Victor Lanoux
Pierre Lardatte

Julien Guiomar
General controller Ledoux

Pierre Tornade
Commissioner Pignol

Françoise Brion
Marthe Rigaux, boss of the brothel

Claude Rich
Judge Delmesse

Michel Peyrelon
Roger Portor, brother of Antoine

Claude Brosset
Antoine Portor, Lardatte's henchman

Gérard Hérold
Inspector Moitrié

Gérard Dessalles
Inspector Ransac

Jacques Rispal
Mr. Mercier, father of the young man killed
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