Mort d'un pourri (1977)

Crime Drama 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...

Updated May 21 2020

Releases:

US -

1977-12-20

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Keywords:

suspense

FACTS

Runtime: 120 mins Rating: 6.3

Cast

Jean Bouise

Commissaire Pernais

Daniel Ceccaldi

Léon Lefranc

Julien Guiomar

Fondari

Klaus Kinski

Nedeljko Čabrinović

Alain Delon

Xavier Maréchal

Maurice Ronet

Philippe Dubaye

Stéphane Audran

Christiane

Michel Aumont

Commissaire Moreau