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title: 'Death of a Corrupt Man (1977)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Georges Lautner'
released: '1977-12-07'
runtime_minutes: 120
genres:
  - 'Crime'
countries:
  - 'France'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/death-of-a-corrupt-man-1977'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0076410/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Death of a Corrupt Man (1977)

1977 · 120 min · Crime · France

Original title: Mort d'un pourri

## Synopsis

Death of a Corrupt Man, also known as The Twisted Detective, Death of a Swine and To Kill a Rat, is a 1977 French political thriller directed by Georges Lautner and starring Alain Delon. The film is based on the novel by Raf Vallet.

## Credits

- **Producer:** [Alain Delon](https://cinepixo.com/people/alain-delon)
- **Director:** [Georges Lautner](https://cinepixo.com/people/georges-lautner)
- **Screenplay:** [Michel Audiard](https://cinepixo.com/people/michel-audiard)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Philippe Sarde](https://cinepixo.com/people/philippe-sarde)
- **Director of Photography:** [Henri Decaë](https://cinepixo.com/people/henri-decae)
- **Editor:** [Michelle David](https://cinepixo.com/people/michelle-david)

## Cast

- [Philippe Castelli](https://cinepixo.com/people/philippe-castelli)
- [Charles Millot](https://cinepixo.com/people/charles-millot)
- [Klaus Kinski](https://cinepixo.com/people/klaus-kinski)
- [Patrick Laplace](https://cinepixo.com/people/patrick-laplace)
- [Colette Duval](https://cinepixo.com/people/colette-duval)
- [Jean Bouise](https://cinepixo.com/people/jean-bouise)
- [Mireille Darc](https://cinepixo.com/people/mireille-darc)
- [Michel Aumont](https://cinepixo.com/people/michel-aumont)
- [Julien Guiomar](https://cinepixo.com/people/julien-guiomar)
- [François Chaumette](https://cinepixo.com/people/francois-chaumette)
- [Xavier Depraz](https://cinepixo.com/people/xavier-depraz)
- [Maurice Ronet](https://cinepixo.com/people/maurice-ronet)
- [Roger Muni](https://cinepixo.com/people/roger-muni)
- [Charles Moulin](https://cinepixo.com/people/charles-moulin)
- [Alain Delon](https://cinepixo.com/people/alain-delon)

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