Released:
1975-12-10

Overview:
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?

Director:
Pierre Granier-Deferre

Runtime:
1h 27min

Genre:
Crime, Drama, Thriller

• Cast:
• 
  Lino Ventura
  as
  Commissioner Verjeat
• 
  Patrick Dewaere
  as
  Inspector Lefèvre
• 
  Victor Lanoux
  as
  Pierre Lardatte
• 
  Julien Guiomar
  as
  General controller Ledoux
• 
  Pierre Tornade
  as
  Commissioner Pignol