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...
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
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