Death of a Corrupt Man
Death of a Corrupt Man | |
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Directed by | Georges Lautner |
Written by | Raf Vallet (novel) Michel Audiard |
Produced by | Alain Delon Norbert Saada |
Starring | Alain Delon |
Cinematography | Henri Decaë |
Edited by | Michelle David |
Music by | Philippe Sarde |
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Running time | 120 minutes |
Country | France |
Language | French |
Box office | 1.8 million admissions (France)[1] |
Death of a Corrupt Man (French: Mort d'un pourri), also known as The Twisted Detective, Death of a Louse and Kill a Rat, is a 1977 French political thriller directed by Georges Lautner and starring Alain Delon.[2] The film is based on the novel by Raf Vallet.
Cast
[edit]- Alain Delon as Xavier 'Xav' Maréchal
- Ornella Muti as Valérie
- Stéphane Audran as Christiane
- Mireille Darc as Françoise
- Maurice Ronet as Philippe Dubaye
- Michel Aumont as Commissaire Moreau
- Jean Bouise as Commissaire Pernais
- Daniel Ceccaldi as Lucien Lacor
- Julien Guiomar as Fondari
- Klaus Kinski as Nicolas Tomski
- François Chaumette as Lansac
- Xavier Depraz as Marcel
- Henri Virlojeux as Paul
- Colette Duval as La secrétaire de Serrano
- Carole Lange (a.k.a. Carole Achache) as La fille du vestiaire
- El Kebir as Kébir
- Gérard Hérold as Dupaire
Musical score and soundtrack
[edit]Mort d'un Pourri | ||||
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Released | 1977 | |||
Recorded | 20 October 1977 CTS Wembley, London | |||
Genre | Film score | |||
Length | 49:34 | |||
Label | Melba LDA 20314 | |||
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The film score was composed and arranged by Philippe Sarde and features saxophonist Stan Getz fronting the London Symphony Orchestra and the soundtrack album was first released on the French Melba label.[4][5]
Allmusic's Yuri German noted, "Film director Georges Lautner, who worked with Philippe Sarde on a dozen films, said that he was always impressed by the composer's ability to find an original musical approach to each picture. This time, Sarde, who always closely follows the editing process, suggested that they needed a strong soloist, preferably a tenor saxophone player, who would serve as a musical counterpart for the actor Alain Delon's famous good looks. Being a perfectionist, he opted for Stan Getz, one of the all-time great tenor saxophonists. Watching Getz's performance, Lautner decided to find a way to put the musician in the picture. He filmed Getz playing the opening theme, "Paris, Cinq Heures du Matin", solo, and it's the saxophonist's silhouette that appears during the credits sequence in the beginning of the film... The soundtrack turned out to be costly, but the director was pleased with the outcome. Sarde's instincts were right—Getz's saxophone gave the soundtrack a lyrical, nostalgic quality—fitting for Alain Delon's quest in the film for the sake of the past, to honor the memory of his dead friend".[3]
Track listing
[edit]All compositions by Philippe Sarde.
- "Paris, 5 H Du Matin" - 2:38
- "Souvenirs" - 2:05
- "Valérie" - 1:35
- "Les Camions" - 1:30
- "L'Attente" - 1:17
- "Getz O Mania" - 3:07
- "Mort d'un Pourri" - 5:30
- "Montparnasse" - 3:37
- "Cafeteria" - 1:23
- "Les Aveux" - 1:08
- "Rocquencourt" - 1:50
- "Tout est Tranquille" - 1:50
Personnel
[edit]- Stan Getz - tenor saxophone
- Andy LaVerne - piano
- Marcel Azzola - bandoneon
- Rick Laird - bass
- Billy Hart - drums
- Efrain Toro - percussion
- London Symphony Orchestra conducted by Carlo Savina
References
[edit]- ^ Box Office information for film at Box Office Story
- ^ Clarke Fountain (2007). "New York Times: Death of a Corrupt Man". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Baseline & All Movie Guide. Archived from the original on 18 October 2007. Retrieved 26 October 2008.
- ^ a b German, Yuri. Mort d'un Pourri Original Soundtrack – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved July 28, 2016.
- ^ Stan Getz Catalog Archived 6 August 2016 at the Wayback Machine, accessed 28 July 2016
- ^ Stan Getz discography: 1970's Archived 17 August 2016 at the Wayback Machine, accessed 28 July 2016