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When political thugs murder an opponent's volunteer and also kill a cop, chief inspector Verjeat believes the politician who hired them is as guilty as the murderous goon. Verjeat's pursuit of the councilman, Lardatte, gets him a warning from his superiors. When he embarrasses Lardatte while disarming a hostage (the dead volunteer's father), Verjeat is told he's being transferred within a week. He speeds up his hunt for the goon and, with Lefévre, one of his young detectives, he engineers a complicated scheme to buy more time before the transfer. How should Verjeat play out his values of honor and duty?
Keywords
hospital fight
held hostage
Casts

Lino Ventura
Commissioner Verjeat

Patrick Dewaere
Inspector Lefèvre

Victor Lanoux
Pierre Lardatte

Julien Guiomar
General controller Ledoux

Pierre Tornade
Commissioner Pignol

Françoise Brion
Marthe Rigaux, boss of the brothel

Claude Rich
Judge Delmesse

Michel Peyrelon
Roger Portor, brother of Antoine

Claude Brosset
Antoine Portor, Lardatte's henchman

Gérard Hérold
Inspector Moitrié

Gérard Dessalles
Inspector Ransac

Jacques Rispal
Mr. Mercier, father of the young man killed
Patrick Feigelson
Louis

Jean-Yves Gautier
Letellier

Pierre Londiche
Jeanvier, informer with the dog

Jacques Serres
Inspector Martin

Christiane Tissot
Marie Portor

Ève Francis
Old lady
André Malfuson
Estève

Michel Beaune
Inspector Dupuy
Charles Dalin
Sergio

Christine Laurent
Christine

Henri Attal
Luigi

Dominique Zardi
Man injured in the leg

Lionel Vitrant
Gas station attendant

Sylvie Matton
Nurse
Eric Vasberg
Lopez

Éric Legrand
Jean Mercier

Valérie Mairesse
Girl with the cockade
Marie-Pierre de Gérando
Commander of the gendarmerie

Raoul Curet
President

Jean Turlier
Moissat

Guy Verda

Henri Lambert
Norbert (uncredited)

Sylvain Lévignac
False injured (uncredited)
Crews

Didier Lavergne
Key Makeup Artist
Maurice Sergent
Production Design
Nadine Dessalles
Costume Design
Bernard Bats
Sound

Pierre Granier-Deferre
Director

Jean Collomb
Director of Photography

Francis Veber
Writer
Jean Laborde
Novel
Robert Amon
Associate Producer

Philippe Sarde
Original Music Composer

Alexandre Mnouchkine
Producer

Georges Dancigers
Producer
Jean Ravel
Editor
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