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The French Detective

1975 · 1 h 31 min
Directed by Pierre Granier-Deferre
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Cast

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Plot

When political thugs murder an opponent, a determined police inspector investigates, despite the pressures from above.

Sinekatalog’s take

Pierre Granier-Deferre's thriller, with Lino Ventura and Patrick Dewaere, is tense and dry, a classic of seventies French cop cinema.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.

Ratings

IMDb: 6.8 / 10 (2,174 votes)
IMDb rating and vote count from the IMDb ratings dataset (October 2026). Scores change over time.