Is The French Detective scary?

Yes. More frightening than 82% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is The French Detective sad?

Somewhat. More sad than 70% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is The French Detective violent?

Somewhat. More violent than 68% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Does The French Detective end with hope?

Not especially. Less hopeful than 64% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is The French Detective easy watching?

Not especially. Less comforting than 61% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

The French Detective

Name: The French Detective
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Released: 1975
Duration: 87 min
Rating: 6.7
Cast: Lino Ventura, Patrick Dewaere, Victor Lanoux, Julien Guiomar, Pierre Tornade

Directed by Pierre Granier-Deferre

Produced by Mondex Films, Les Films Ariane

197587 min6.7 / 10

A morally complex procedural thriller about a principled detective caught between institutional pressure and personal integrity, navigating corruption and institutional betrayal.

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. When he embarrasses Lardatte while disarming a hostage (the dead volunteer's father), Verjeat is told he's being transferred within a week. He speeds up his hunt for the goon and, with Lefévre, one of his young detectives, he engineers a complicated scheme to buy more time before the transfer. How should Verjeat play out his values of honor and duty?

Clusters

Revenge Gone Wrong Trapped Heroes Fighting Back Suspicion, Guilt, and Fractured Trust Combat and Battles Kidnapping and Hostage Situations

Genres

Crime Drama Thriller

Keywords

Hospital Fight Held Hostage

Questions people ask

Is The French Detective scary? Yes. More frightening than 82% of films.
Is The French Detective sad? Somewhat. More sad than 70% of films.
Is The French Detective violent? Somewhat. More violent than 68% of films.
Does The French Detective end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 64% of films.
Is The French Detective easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 61% of films.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

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