
State of Play(2009)
When a congressional aide is killed, a Washington, D.C. journalist starts investigating the case involving the Representative, his old college friend.


A well-known business lawyer is shot dead in the courthouse. A commissioner of the Criminal Brigade is in charge of the investigation and is helped by a journalist.

Claude Brasseur
Commissaire Martin Griffon

Gabrielle Lazure
Sybille Berger

Jean-Claude Brialy
Le contrôleur Jean-François Rambert

Jean-Louis Trintignant
Christian Lacassagne

Dayle Haddon
Suzy Thomson, alias D'Annunzio

Robert Hirsch
Avram Kazavian

Jacques Dacqmine
Me Antoine d'Alins
Daniel Jégou
Philippe d'Alins

Luc-Antoine Diquéro
Antoine Gomez

Yves Beneyton
Millard, le directeur du ministre de l'Intérieur
Cover Up is a crime, romance, thriller film released in 1983 exploring themes of journalist, suicide, corruption, minister, investition, burned alive. Directed by Philippe Labro, it stars Claude Brasseur, Gabrielle Lazure, Jean-Claude Brialy. A well-known business lawyer is shot dead in the courthouse. A commissioner of the Criminal Brigade is in charge of the investigation and is helped by a journalist.
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