France / Dec 07, 1977
Overall average
5.0/10
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Plot
In the middle of the night, 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...
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Maurice Ronet | Philippe Dubaye |
| Klaus Kinski | Nicolas Tomski |
| Daniel Ceccaldi | Maître Lucien Lacor |
| François Chaumette | Lansac |
| Xavier Depraz | Marcel |
| Henri Virlogeux | Paul |
| Colette Duval | Serrano's secretary |
| Abderrahmane El Kebir | Kébir |
| Gérard Hérold | Dupaire |
| Charles Moulin | Serrano |
| Roger Muni | The stolen gentleman |
| Claude Barichasse | Window cleaner |
| Émile Riandreys | Morgue employee |
| Carole Achache | Locker room girl |
| Jean Berger | Brumaire (uncredited) |
| Philippe Castelli | Tobacconist (uncredited) |
| Jean-Paul Denizon | (uncredited) |
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| Arlette Emmery | Switchboard operator (uncredited) |
| Catherine Lachens | (uncredited) |
| Patrick Laplace | Etienne (uncredited) |
| Charles Millot | Henchman, Marcel's deputy (uncredited) |
| Jacques Pisias | (uncredited) |
| Michel Ruhl | (uncredited) |
| Yvan Tanguy | (uncredited) |
Genres
CrimeThriller
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Mort d'un pourri |
| Original language | Français (FR) |
| Spoken languages | Français |
| Production countries | France |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Adel Productions |
| Release date | 7 dicembre 1977 |
| Executive producer | Norbert Saada |
| Production | Alain Delon |
| Writer | Jean Laborde, Georges Lautner, Michel Audiard |
| Casting | Anita Benoist |
| Editing | Michelle David |
| Cinematography | Henri Decaë, Yves Rodallec |
| Assistant directors | Jean-Michel Carbonnaux, Georges Lautner, Catherine Prévert |
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| Camera operators | Yves Rodallec, Henri Decaë |
| Additional photography | Henri Decaë, Yves Rodallec |
| Production design | Alain Gaudry, Françoise De Leu |
| Art direction | Alain Gaudry, Françoise De Leu |
| Set decoration | Alain Gaudry, Françoise De Leu |
| Special effects | Georges Iaconelli |
| Stunts | Rémy Julienne |
| Music | Philippe Sarde, Michel Desrois, Michel Barlier, Maurice Gilbert, Jacqueline Thiédot |
| Sound | Philippe Sarde, Michel Desrois, Michel Barlier, Maurice Gilbert, Jacqueline Thiédot |
| Costume design | Marie-Françoise Perochon, Eric Muller |
| Makeup | Eric Muller, Marie-Françoise Perochon |
| Hairstyling | Marie-Françoise Perochon, Eric Muller |
Release dates
Theatrical release
Spain / Dec 07, 1977
United States / Dec 20, 1977
Germany / Feb 23, 1978 / 16 / West Germany
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Italy / Mar 09, 1978
Colombia / Aug 23, 1978
Türkiye / Oct 01, 1978
Japan / Nov 11, 1978
Romania / Jul 02, 1979
Norway / Jul 06, 1979
Russia / Nov 01, 1979
South Korea / Mar 08, 1980
Greece / Aug 07, 2025 / Re-Release
Physical media
Russia / Sep 19, 2002 / DVD
TV
Poland / Nov 10, 2022
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