Death of a Corrupt Man (Mort d'un pourri)
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...
Cast
Crew
- Director: Georges Lautner
- Novel: Jean Laborde
- Editor: Michelle David
- Producer: Alain Delon
- Costume Design: Marie-Franu00e7oise Perochon
- Casting: Anita Benoist
- Director of Photography: Henri Decau00eb
- Original Music Composer: Philippe Sarde
- Production Design: Alain Gaudry
- Production Design: Franu00e7oise De Leu
- Dialogue: Michel Audiard
- Screenplay: Georges Lautner
Overview
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...