Ungleiches Duell (1975)

Ungleiches Duell: Directed by Pierre Granier-Deferre. With Lino Ventura, Patrick Dewaere, Victor Lanoux, Julien Guiomar. 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?

“….were very trendy in France during the seventies ,in the wake of the events of May 68.u0026quot;Adieu Pouletu0026quot; is a watchable ,if not particularly memorable effort in the field.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eLino Ventura and Patrick Dewaere -whose career had just begun and sadly would be short-lived- make a solid team .They have to fight against a far-right politician (of the P.R.U party (whose motto is u0026quot;Moral and Orderu0026quot; ) played by Victor Lanoux.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThe script was written by Francis Veber (u0026quot;la Chèvreu0026quot; u0026quot;le Dîner de Consu0026quot; )and it was filmed on location in Rouen.Pierre Granier-Deferre made good u0026quot;Cinema de Qualitéu0026quot;.”