by Hal Erickson
synopsis
In truth, there are two French Detectives in this European crime melodrama. Lino Ventura plays an aging, been-around gumshoe, while Patrick Dewaere is his young, callow and cynical associate. The two detectives don't like each other much at first, but this will change. Their current assignment: getting the goods on a corrupt politician. Occasionally more violent than it needs to be, The French Detective has the twin advantages of authenticity and sincerity.
characteristics
- Fighting The System
- Rogue Cops
- Moral-conflict
- Mob
- Murder
- Politician
- Yakuza
- Mafia
- Political
- Life-choices
- Detective
- Corruption
- Gang
- Investigation
- Kill
