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Death of a Corrupt Man is a french film of genre Drama directed by Georges Lautner released in USA on 20 december 1977 with Alain Delon

Death of a Corrupt Man (1977)

Death of a Corrupt Man
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Released in USA 20 december 1977
Length 2h
Directed by
OriginFrance
Genres Drama,    Thriller,    Crime
Rating67% 3.393073.393073.393073.393073.39307

Death of a Corrupt Man (French: Mort d'un pourri and also known as The Twisted Detective and To Kill a Rat) is a 1977 French crime film directed by Georges Lautner and starring Alain Delon. Film is based on the novel by Raf Vallet.

Synopsis

Le député Philippe Dubaye réveille son ami Xavier « Xav » Maréchal, et lui apprend qu'il vient de tuer Serrano, collègue du palais Bourbon. Ce dernier lui demandait de démissionner, sans quoi il révélait à la presse la corruption de Philippe Dubaye. Il avait comme preuve un cahier où il notait tous les actes de corruption d'un certain nombre de personnalités politiques. Philippe Dubaye, après avoir tué Serrano, prend le cahier pour le mettre à l'abri.

Actors

Alain Delon

(Xavier Maréchal)Stéphane Audran

(Christiane)Michel Aumont

(Commissaire Moreau)Jean Bouise

(Commissaire Pernais)Daniel Ceccaldi

(Lucien Lacor)
And :
François Chaumette
Mireille Darc
Julien Guiomar
Klaus Kinski
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