Mort d'un pourri (1977)

Director:

Georges Lautner

Writers:

Raf Vallet (novel)
Michel Audiard (dialogue)

Release Date:

7 December 1977 (France)

Genre:

Crime | Drama | Thriller

Plot Keywords:

Corruption | Beautiful Woman | Based On Novel

Awards:

2 nominations

Cast

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

Also Known As:

Death of a Corrupt Man
The Twisted Detective (USA) (video title)

Runtime:

Brazil:120 min

Country:

France

Language:

French

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Singapore:PG | Netherlands:16

Company:

Adel Productions

Trivia:

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.

Very thrilling French political thriller!

"The Death of a Corrupt Man" is an outstanding French thriller with elements of the political and psych thriller, gangster movies and the typical conspiracy films of the seventies.

Casted with some of the best European actors of that time - Alain Delon, Ornela Muti, Stephane Audran, Mireille Darc, Michel Serrault and madman Klaus Kinski - it tells the story of a big conspiracy with a corrupt politician getting rid of all his opponents. Now it's lawyer Alain Delon's turn to fight the power. Of course he's becoming the target of some killers soon, a wild hunt begins where several people lose their lives until Delon finds the real villain.

The pacing is fast, the plot twisted and thrilling, and the really good actors and clever direction add much impact to this powerful thriller with some furious action scenes including a great truck chase. If you get a video or DVD copy of that film or find it in your TV guide, watch it!