Mort d'un pourri

Mort d'un pourri

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1977-12-07

Languages:

French

Countries:

France

Runtime:

123 min

IMDB Ratings:

6.8 (969 Reviews)

Director:

Georges Lautner

Cast:

Writer:

Jean Laborde (novel)

Michel Audiard (dialogue)

Fullplot:

In the middle of the night, deputy Philippe Dubaye wakes up his old friend Xavier Marèchal 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...

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