La Triche (1984)
Directed by Yannick Bellon

Thriller
aka: The Cheat

Film Synopsis

In the docks of Bordeaux, Superintendent Michel Verta investigates the murder of Jean Morane, a homosexual ventriloquist who performed at a small cabaret in the town.  Verta soon realises that the killing is drugs-related and one obvious suspect is Manuel Garcia, another employee of the cabaret who is mixed up in drugs trafficking.  Interviewing the other people who work at the cabaret, Verta meets a young musician, Bernard Mirande.  Although he is happily married, Verta finds himself irresistibly drawn to Mirande and begins a gay love affair with him...
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Film Credits

  • Director: Yannick Bellon
  • Script: Yannick Bellon, Alain Marcel, Rémi Waterhouse (dialogue)
  • Cinematographer: Houshang Baharlou, Dominique Le Rigoleur
  • Music: Catherine Lara
  • Cast: Victor Lanoux (Commissaire Michel Verta), Anny Duperey (Nathalie Verta), Valérie Mairesse (Marilyn), Xavier Deluc (Bernard Mirande), Michel Galabru (Jean Morane), Roland Blanche (Manuel Garcia), Michèle Simonnet (Marianne), Patrick Raynal (René Villedieu), Gérard Hérold (Gérard), Guy Tréjan (Raymond), Jacky Laurent (Jacky), Philippe Pelletier (Un passant), Guillaume Boisseau, Jean Boissery, Franck Capillery, Patrick Catalifo, Marc Chauvin, Robert Dadiès, Jacques Deberne, Bruno Devienne
  • Country: France
  • Language: French
  • Support: Color
  • Runtime: 100 min
  • Aka: The Cheat

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