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6.6/10   430 votes
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Director:
Georges Lautner
Writers:
Raf Vallet (novel)
Michel Audiard (dialogue)
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Release Date:
7 December 1977 (France) more
Genre:
Crime | Drama | Thriller more
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Awards:
2 nominations more
User Comments:
Long, uneven French political thriller more (2 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)
Alain Delon ... Xavier 'Xav' Maréchal
Ornella Muti ... Valérie
Stéphane Audran ... Christiane
Mireille Darc ... Françoise
Maurice Ronet ... Philippe Dubaye
Michel Aumont ... Commissaire Moreau
Jean Bouise ... Commissaire Pernais
Daniel Ceccaldi ... Lucien Lacor
Julien Guiomar ... Fondari
Klaus Kinski ... Nicolas Tomski
François Chaumette ... Lansac
Xavier Depraz ... Marcel
Henri Virlojeux ... Paul
Colette Duval ... La secrétaire de Serrano
Carole Lange ... La fille du vestiaire
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Death of a Corrupt Man
The Twisted Detective (USA) (video title)
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Runtime:
Brazil:120 min
Country:
France
Language:
French
Color:
Color (Eastmancolor)
Sound Mix:
Mono
Certification:
Singapore:PG | Netherlands:16
Company:
Adel Productions more

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Due to his wild reputation of being particularly difficult, the casting of Klaus Kinski on this film caused some serious apprehension to director 'George Lautner', who eventually found in him the nicest and most cooperative actor he could have dreamed of. more

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Long, uneven French political thriller, 6 July 2008
6/10
Author: gridoon2009

"Death of a Corrupt Man" begins with, well, the death - or more accurately the murder - of a corrupt man. Only this corrupt man was keeping a detailed journal of his illegal activities and transactions, implicating a lot of the top politicians of Paris. The killer steals the journal and comes to the house of his best friend and president of a company (Alain Delon), in the middle of the night, asking for help. Delon agrees to provide him with an alibi, but there are plenty of people who will be ruined if the journal falls into the wrong hands, and they will stop at NOTHING to get it back. "Death of a Corrupt Man" is essentially the French answer to the popular American pessimistic political thrillers of its era ("Three Days of the Condor, "The Parallax View", etc.), with one man fighting against the entire corrupt system. It's a bit too long (120 minutes) and uneven: tense and involving at times (with some good car stunts by expert Remy Julienne) , talky and dull at other times. Alain Delon and Ornella Muti make a highly attractive leading couple, and give nicely understated performances as well. (**1/2)

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