Where to watch Death of a Corrupt Man(1977)

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Death of a Corrupt Man plot summary

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...

Details

Original title

Mort d'un pourri

Release date

December 7, 1977

Runtime

2h

Genres

Crime, Thriller

Directed by

Georges Lautner

Country

France

TMDB rating

6.5 / 10 · 116 votes

Death of a Corrupt Man trailer

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Cast

• Alain DelonXavier 'Xav' Maréchal
• Ornella MutiValérie Agostinelli
• Stéphane AudranChristiane Dubaye
• Jean BouiseCommissioner Pernais
• Mireille DarcFrançoise
• Michel AumontCommissioner Moreau
• Julien GuiomarFondari
• Maurice RonetPhilippe Dubaye
• Klaus KinskiNicolas Tomski
• Daniel CeccaldiMaître Lucien Lacor

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