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Death of a Corrupt Man (1977)

Original title: Mort d'un pourri

1977-12-07 · 2h 0m · FR
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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...

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Michel AudiardWriterGeorges LautnerDirector

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Alain DelonAlain DelonXavier MaréchalStéphane AudranStéphane AudranChristianeJean BouiseJean BouiseCommissaire PernaisMichel AumontMichel AumontCommissaire MoreauOrnella MutiOrnella MutiValérieJulien GuiomarJulien GuiomarFondariMaurice RonetMaurice RonetPhilippe DubayeKlaus KinskiKlaus KinskiNicolas TomskiMireille DarcMireille DarcFrançoiseDaniel CeccaldiDaniel CeccaldiLucien LacorFrançois ChaumetteFrançois ChaumetteLansacXavier DeprazXavier DeprazMarcel

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Genre affinityThriller · Drama · CrimeDialogue densityDramaDirector preference300137Actor preference332288 · 241450 · 463627Country preferenceFrDecade preference1970

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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...

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Death of a Corrupt Man has a runtime of 120 minutes.

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