The French Detective Cast and Crew

The French Detective

Plot: 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

Release Date: Wednesday, December 10 1975
49 years ago

Genres: Crime, Drama, Thriller

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Cast

Lino Ventura. Lino Ventura was 56 in The French Detective as 'Commissioner Verjeat'.

Birthday: Sun, Jul 13 1919 –
Died: Thu, Oct 22 1987

Patrick Dewaere. Patrick Dewaere was 28 in The French Detective as 'Inspector Lefèvre'.

Birthday: Sun, Jan 26 1947 –
Died: Fri, Jul 16 1982

Victor Lanoux. Victor Lanoux was 39 in The French Detective as 'Pierre Lardatte'.

Birthday: Thu, Jun 18 1936 –
Died: Thu, May 04 2017

Julien Guiomar. Julien Guiomar was 47 in The French Detective as 'General controller Ledoux'.

Birthday: Thu, May 03 1928 –
Died: Mon, Nov 22 2010

Pierre Tornade. Pierre Tornade was 45 in The French Detective as 'Commissioner Pignol'.

Birthday: Tue, Jan 21 1930 –
Died: Wed, Mar 07 2012

Françoise Brion. Françoise Brion was 42 in The French Detective as 'Marthe Rigaux, boss of the brothel'.

Birthday: Sun, Jan 29 1933

Claude Rich. Claude Rich was 46 in The French Detective as 'Judge Delmesse'.

Birthday: Fri, Feb 08 1929 –
Died: Thu, Jul 20 2017

Michel Peyrelon. Michel Peyrelon was 39 in The French Detective as 'Roger Portor, brother of Antoine'.

Birthday: Sat, Oct 10 1936 –
Died: Wed, Jun 04 2003

Claude Brosset. Claude Brosset was 31 in The French Detective as 'Antoine Portor, Lardatte's henchman'.

Birthday: Fri, Dec 24 1943 –
Died: Mon, Jun 25 2007

Gérard Hérold. Gérard Hérold was 36 in The French Detective as 'Inspector Moitrié'.

Birthday: Sun, Sep 10 1939 –
Died: Thu, Aug 19 1993

Gérard Dessalles. Gérard Dessalles was 23 in The French Detective as 'Inspector Ransac'.

Birthday: Tue, Jan 01 1952

Jacques Rispal. Jacques Rispal was 52 in The French Detective as 'Mr. Mercier, father of the young man killed'.

Birthday: Wed, Aug 01 1923 –
Died: Sun, Feb 09 1986

Patrick Feigelson. Patrick Feigelson was >> in The French Detective as 'Louis'.

Birthday: Unknown Birthday

Jean-Yves Gautier. Jean-Yves Gautier was 33 in The French Detective as 'Letellier'.

Birthday: Tue, Aug 25 1942

Pierre Londiche. Pierre Londiche was 43 in The French Detective as 'Jeanvier, informer with the dog'.

Birthday: Tue, Sep 27 1932 –
Died: Thu, Nov 24 2022

Jacques Serres. Jacques Serres was 37 in The French Detective as 'Inspector Martin'.

Birthday: Sat, Oct 22 1938

Christiane Tissot. Christiane Tissot was >> in The French Detective as 'Marie Portor'.

Birthday: Unknown Birthday

Ève Francis. Ève Francis was 89 in The French Detective as 'Old lady'.

Birthday: Tue, Aug 24 1886 –
Died: Sat, Dec 06 1980

André Malfuson. André Malfuson was >> in The French Detective as 'Estève'.

Birthday: Unknown Birthday

Michel Beaune. Michel Beaune was 41 in The French Detective as 'Inspector Dupuy'.

Birthday: Wed, Dec 13 1933 –
Died: Tue, Jul 24 1990

Charles Dalin. Charles Dalin was >> in The French Detective as 'Sergio'.

Birthday: Unknown Birthday

Christine Laurent. Christine Laurent was 27 in The French Detective as 'Christine'.

Birthday: Fri, Sep 17 1948

Henri Attal. Henri Attal was 39 in The French Detective as 'Luigi'.

Birthday: Wed, May 13 1936 –
Died: Thu, Jul 24 2003

Dominique Zardi. Dominique Zardi was 45 in The French Detective as 'Man injured in the leg'.

Birthday: Sun, Mar 02 1930 –
Died: Sun, Dec 13 2009

Lionel Vitrant. Lionel Vitrant was 38 in The French Detective as 'Gas station attendant'.

Birthday: Mon, Feb 01 1937

Sylvie Matton. Sylvie Matton was 21 in The French Detective as 'Nurse'.

Birthday: Fri, Dec 11 1953

Eric Vasberg. Eric Vasberg was 46 in The French Detective as 'Lopez'.

Birthday: Fri, Apr 19 1929 –
Died: Sat, Oct 30 1999

Éric Legrand. Éric Legrand was 23 in The French Detective as 'Jean Mercier'.

Birthday: Tue, Aug 05 1952 –
Died: Thu, May 22 2025

Valérie Mairesse. Valérie Mairesse was 21 in The French Detective as 'Girl with the cockade'.

Birthday: Tue, Jun 08 1954

Marie-Pierre de Gérando. Marie-Pierre de Gérando was 37 in The French Detective as 'Commander of the gendarmerie'.

Birthday: Thu, Nov 10 1938

Raoul Curet. Raoul Curet was 55 in The French Detective as 'President'.

Birthday: Wed, Sep 08 1920 –
Died: Thu, Dec 29 2016

Jean Turlier. Jean Turlier was 39 in The French Detective as 'Moissat'.

Birthday: Tue, Jul 07 1936

Guy Verda. Guy Verda was >> in The French Detective

Birthday: Unknown Birthday

Henri Lambert. Henri Lambert was 48 in The French Detective as 'Norbert (uncredited)'.

Birthday: Mon, Dec 05 1927 –
Died: Thu, Apr 03 2003

Sylvain Lévignac. Sylvain Lévignac was 46 in The French Detective as 'False injured (uncredited)'.

Birthday: Sat, Oct 12 1929 –
Died: Fri, Mar 18 1994

Crew

Pierre Granier-Deferre. Pierre Granier-Deferre was 48 in The French Detective as 'Director'

Birthday: Fri, Jul 22 1927 –
Died: Fri, Nov 16 2007

Jean Collomb. Jean Collomb was 53 in The French Detective as 'Director of Photography'

Birthday: Mon, Oct 09 1922 –
Died: Mon, Feb 18 2013

Francis Veber. Francis Veber was 38 in The French Detective as 'Writer'

Birthday: Wed, Jul 28 1937

Alexandre Mnouchkine. Alexandre Mnouchkine was 67 in The French Detective as 'Producer'

Birthday: Mon, Feb 10 1908 –
Died: Sat, Apr 03 1993

Georges Dancigers. Georges Dancigers was 67 in The French Detective as 'Producer'

Birthday: Mon, Feb 17 1908 –
Died: Mon, Nov 01 1993

Robert Amon. Robert Amon was 61 in The French Detective as 'Associate Producer'

Birthday: Thu, Jan 01 1914 –
Died: Tue, Nov 03 1992

Jean Ravel. Jean Ravel was 48 in The French Detective as 'Editor'

Birthday: Tue, Aug 09 1927 –
Died: Sat, Jul 07 1990

Philippe Sarde. Philippe Sarde was 27 in The French Detective as 'Original Music Composer'

Birthday: Mon, Jun 21 1948

Didier Lavergne. Didier Lavergne was >> in The French Detective as 'Key Makeup Artist'

Birthday: Unknown Birthday

Bernard Bats. Bernard Bats was 31 in The French Detective as 'Sound'

Birthday: Tue, Sep 26 1944

Jean Laborde. Jean Laborde was 57 in The French Detective as 'Novel'

Birthday: Mon, Dec 09 1918 –
Died: Tue, Jan 30 2007

Maurice Sergent. Maurice Sergent was >> in The French Detective as 'Production Design'

Birthday: Unknown Birthday

Nadine Dessalles. Nadine Dessalles was >> in The French Detective as 'Costume Design'

Birthday: Unknown Birthday