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?
Directing | Pierre Granier-Deferre | Director |
Writing | Jean Laborde | Novel |
Writing | Francis Veber | Writer |
Sound | Philippe Sarde | Original Music Composer |
Editing | Jean Ravel | Editor |
Production | Alexandre Mnouchkine | Producer |
Production | Georges Dancigers | Producer |
Production | Robert Amon | Associate Producer |
Art | Maurice Sergent | Production Design |
Costume & Make-Up | Nadine Dessalles | Costume Design |
Costume & Make-Up | Didier Lavergne | Key Makeup Artist |
Sound | Bernard Bats | Sound |
Camera | Jean Collomb | Director of Photography |