One early morning 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 ...
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| 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 | |
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François Chaumette | ... | Lansac |
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Xavier Depraz | ... | Marcel |
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Henri Virlojeux | ... | Paul |
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Colette Duval | ... | La secrétaire de Serrano |
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Carole Lange | ... | La fille du vestiaire |
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One early morning 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. Written by Eduardo Casais <casaise@acm.org>
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7 December 1977 (France) See more »Also Known As:
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Written by Philippe Sarde
Performed by London Symphony Orchestra conducted by Carlo Savina
Featuring Stan Getz (Saxophone), Andy LaVerne (Piano), Rick Laird (Bass), Billy Hart (Drums), Marcel Azzola (Bandonéon) and Efrain Toro (Percussion)
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In the car chase scene with Alain Delon and Ornella Muti being chased by the killers, the roads switch from soaking wet to bone dry between shots. See more »Soundtracks
MontparnasseWritten by Philippe Sarde
Performed by London Symphony Orchestra conducted by Carlo Savina
Featuring Stan Getz (Saxophone), Andy LaVerne (Piano), Rick Laird (Bass), Billy Hart (Drums), Marcel Azzola (Bandonéon) and Efrain Toro (Percussion)
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"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)