Death of a Corrupt Man

Original title: Mort d'un pourri

19771977
Not RatedNot Rated
2h 3m

Mort d'un pourri (1977)

Crime Drama Thriller

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... Read allOne 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... Read allOne 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... Read all

Director
- Georges Lautner
Writers
- Jean Laborde(novel)
- Michel Audiard(dialogue)
- Claude Sautet(screenplay)
Stars

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Awards
- 2 nominations

Mort d'un pourri (1977)

Alain Delon in Mort d'un pourri (1977)

Alain Delon and Mireille Darc in Mort d'un pourri (1977)

Michel Aumont in Mort d'un pourri (1977)

Alain Delon in Mort d'un pourri (1977)

Jean Bouise in Mort d'un pourri (1977)

Alain Delon in Mort d'un pourri (1977)

Klaus Kinski in Mort d'un pourri (1977)

Alain Delon in Mort d'un pourri (1977)

Mort d'un pourri (1977)

Alain Delon in Mort d'un pourri (1977)

Ornella Muti in Mort d'un pourri (1977)

Director
- Georges Lautner
Writers
- Jean Laborde(novel)
- Michel Audiard(dialogue)
- Claude Sautet(screenplay) (uncredited)
All cast & crew
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Three Men to Kill

6.3

Three Men to Kill

Two Men in Town

7.4

Two Men in Town

Le battant

6.3

Flic Story

6.9

Pour la peau d'un flic

6.5

Pour la peau d'un flic

Someone Is Bleeding

5.8

Someone Is Bleeding

The Widow Couderc

7.0

The Widow Couderc

Le Gitan

6.3

L'homme pressé

6.4

L'homme pressé

Le choc

5.8

Borsalino and Co.

6.3

Borsalino and Co.

Boomerang

6.2

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. —Eduardo Casais <casaise@acm.org>

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Genres
Certificate
- Not Rated
Parents guide
- Add content advisory

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

Goofs
In the car chase scene with Alain Delon and Ornella Muti being chased by the killers, the roads switches from soaking wet to bone dry between shots.

Connections
Featured in Ishchite zhenshchinu (1983)

Soundtracks
Paris, 5 H Du Matin
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)

Top review

8/10

A deadly files unleashed many dead bodies along the way!!!

The doorbell rings twice, then Delon wake up, open the door where his friend a politician come in and tells him that committed a murder to takes a deadly files which was been blackmailed by an assistent having to kill him, that's the opening this fabulous french movie, besides those files contains several powerful politics of a high level of the government, bribery scandals unleashed many bodies along the way, an intricate net of corrupted politicians are in danger under those hot files, even reaching at state department which includes the Minister of justice himself, the police splited in two separate investigating were on relentless pursuit.

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First watch: 2019 / How many: 1 / Source: DVD / Rating: 8.5

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Release date
- December 7, 1977 (France)
Country of origin
- France
Language
- French
Also known as
- The Twisted Detective
Filming locations
- Arc de Triomphe, Paris 8, Paris, France
Production company
- Adel Productions
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Runtime
2 hours 3 minutes
Sound mix
- Mono
Aspect ratio
- 1.66 : 1

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