Death of a Corrupt Man (1977) movie poster

Death of a Corrupt Man (1977)

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Runtime
2h
Country
France
Language
French
TMDB Rating
6.5/10 (116 votes)

Cast

Alain Delon as Xavier 'Xav' Maréchal · 80% avg
Ornella Muti as Valérie Agostinelli · 76% avg
Stéphane Audran as Christiane Dubaye · 77% avg
Jean Bouise as Commissioner Pernais · 81% avg
Mireille Darc as Françoise
Michel Aumont as Commissioner Moreau · 76% avg
Julien Guiomar as Fondari · 79% avg
Maurice Ronet as Philippe Dubaye · 80% avg

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Most people think so. 75% audience score, estimated from 116 TMDB ratings.

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... Wikipedia ↗

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