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											Alain Delon | As: Xavier 'Xav' Maréchal | 
																											 
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											Ornella Muti | As: Valérie Agostinelli | 
																											 
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											Stéphane Audran | As: Christiane Dubaye | 
																											 
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											Jean Bouise | As: Commissioner Pernais | 
																											 
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											Mireille Darc | As: Françoise | 
Storyline
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...
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Cast
																							 
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												 Alain Delon  | 
										
											 Xavier 'Xav' Maréchal  | 
									
																							 
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												 Ornella Muti  | 
										
											 Valérie Agostinelli  | 
									
																							 
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												 Stéphane Audran  | 
										
											 Christiane Dubaye  | 
									
																							 
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												 Jean Bouise  | 
										
											 Commissioner Pernais  | 
									
																							 
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												 Mireille Darc  | 
										
											 Françoise  | 
									
																							 
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												 Michel Aumont  | 
										
											 Commissioner Moreau  | 
									
																							 
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												 Julien Guiomar  | 
										
											 Fondari  | 
									
																							 
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												 Maurice Ronet  | 
										
											 Philippe Dubaye  | 
									
																							 
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												 Klaus Kinski  | 
										
											 Nicolas Tomski  | 
									
																							 
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												 Daniel Ceccaldi  | 
										
											 Maître Lucien Lacor  | 
									
																							 
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												 François Chaumette  | 
										
											 Lansac  | 
									
																							 
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												 Xavier Depraz  | 
										
											 Marcel  | 
									
																							 
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												 Henri Virlogeux  | 
										
											 Paul  | 
									
																							 
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												 Colette Duval  | 
										
											 Serrano's secretary  | 
									
																							 
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												 Abderrahmane El Kebir  | 
										
											 Kébir  | 
									
																							 
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												 Gérard Hérold  | 
										
											 Dupaire  | 
									
																							 
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												 Charles Moulin  | 
										
											 Serrano  | 
									
																							 
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												 Roger Muni  | 
										
											 The stolen gentleman  | 
									
																							 
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												 Claude Barichasse  | 
										
											 Window cleaner  | 
									
																							 
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												 Émile Riandreys  | 
										
											 Morgue employee  | 
									
																							 
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												 Carole Achache  | 
										
											 Locker room girl  | 
									
																							 
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												 Jean Berger  | 
										
											 Brumaire (uncredited)  | 
									
																							 
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												 Philippe Castelli  | 
										
											 Tobacconist (uncredited)  | 
									
																							 
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												 Jean-Paul Denizon  | 
										
											 (uncredited)  | 
									
																							 
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												 Arlette Emmery  | 
										
											 Switchboard operator (uncredited)  | 
									
																							 
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												 Catherine Lachens  | 
										
											 (uncredited)  | 
									
																							 
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												 Patrick Laplace  | 
										
											 Etienne (uncredited)  | 
									
																							 
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												 Charles Millot  | 
										
											 Henchman, Marcel's deputy (uncredited)  | 
									
																							 
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												 Jacques Pisias  | 
										
											 (uncredited)  | 
									
																							 
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												 Michel Ruhl  | 
										
											 (uncredited)  | 
									
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												 Yvan Tanguy  | 
										
											 (uncredited)  | 
									
Directed By
																											 
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														 Georges Lautner  | 
												
													 Director  | 
																					
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														 Jean-Michel Carbonnaux  | 
												
													 First Assistant Director  | 
																					
																											 
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														 Catherine Prévert  | 
												
													 Script Supervisor  | 
																					
Writing Credits
																											 
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														 Jean Laborde  | 
												
													 Novel  | 
																					
																											 
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														 Michel Audiard  | 
												
													 Dialogue  | 
																					
																											 
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														 Georges Lautner  | 
												
													 Screenplay  | 
																					
Production Crew
																											 
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														 Alain Delon  | 
												
													 Producer  | 
																					
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														 Anita Benoist  | 
												
													 Casting  | 
																					
																											 
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														 Norbert Saada  | 
												
													 Executive Producer  | 
																					
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														 Henri Jaquillard  | 
												
													 Production Manager  | 
																					
Edited By
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														 Michelle David  | 
												
													 Editor  | 
																					
Costume and Makeup
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														 Marie-Françoise Perochon  | 
												
													 Costume Design  | 
																					
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														 Eric Muller  | 
												
													 Key Makeup Artist  | 
																					
Sound
																											 
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														 Philippe Sarde  | 
												
													 Original Music Composer  | 
																					
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														 Michel Desrois  | 
												
													 Sound  | 
																					
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														 Michel Barlier  | 
												
													 Sound Mixer  | 
																					
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														 Maurice Gilbert  | 
												
													 Sound Mixer  | 
																					
																											 
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														 Jacqueline Thiédot  | 
												
													 Sound Editor  | 
																					
Visual Effects
Camera
																											 
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														 Henri Decaë  | 
												
													 Director of Photography  | 
																					
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														 Yves Rodallec  | 
												
													 Camera Operator  | 
																					
Lighting
Art Department
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														 Alain Gaudry  | 
												
													 Production Design  | 
																					
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														 Françoise De Leu  | 
												
													 Production Design  | 
																					
Other Crew
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														 Georges Iaconelli  | 
												
													 Special Effects  | 
																					
																											 
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														 Rémy Julienne  | 
												
													 Stunt Coordinator  | 
																					
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