Summary
Dassa, a bar owner who refuses to sell drugs to his customers, is
killed by men working for Tavernier, a gangster known as Le
Mandarin. Dassas’s sister Hélène is also in danger,
for the same reasons. Inspector Favenin and the young inspector
Barnero are put in charge of the case. Dan Rover, one of Dassa’s
friends, engages the services of a man named Viletti to kill
Tavernier. Another man, Raymond, is willing to provide an alibi
if necessary. Barnero has grown disillusioned with his job and
wants to leave the police service, but first he intends to arrest
Tavernier. One day, Favenin and Barnero fail to prevent Viletti
from killing Tavernier, and Barnero gets himself killed in the
process. Favenin is given permission by his superior to continue
the investigation alone. What nobody realises is that Favenin is
ready to act without mercy and employ some very unconventional methods
to achieve his aims...
© Willems Henri (Brussels, Belgium)
© Willems Henri (Brussels, Belgium)
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Credits
- Director: Yves Boisset
- Script: Yves Boisset, Sandro Continenza, Pierre Lesou (novel), Claude Veillot
- Photo: Jean-Marc Ripert
- Music: Antoine Duhamel
- Cast: Michel Bouquet (L’inspecteur Favenin), Françoise Fabian (Hélène Dassa), Gianni Garko (Dan Rover), Michel Constantin (Viletti), Anne Carrère (Christine), Rufus (Raymond Aulnay), Théo Sarapo (Lupo), Henri Garcin (Georges Duval dit Georgy Beausourire), Pierre Massimi (Robert Dassa), Bernard Fresson (L’inspecteur Barnero)
- Country: France / Italy
- Language: French
- Runtime: 95 min
- Aka: Blood on My Hands; The Cop
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