
The Pariah(1972)
For more than 15 years, two Marseille friends and criminals battle the law, rival gangs, prison authorities and even mined beaches in order to survive.



Jean Poiret
Inspecteur Jean Lavardin

Jean-Claude Brialy
Claude Alvarez

Bernadette Lafont
Hélène Mons

Jean-Luc Bideau
Max Charnet

Jacques Dacqmine
Raoul Mons
Hermine Clair
Véronique Manguin

Pierre-François Dumeniaud
Marcel Vigouroux

Florent Gibassier
Francis

Guy Louret
Buci
Jean Depussé
Volga
Inspector Lavardin is a crime, drama, mystery film released in 1986. Directed by Claude Chabrol, it stars Jean Poiret, Jean-Claude Brialy, Bernadette Lafont. Inspector Lavardin is called to a provincial village to investigate a murder – only to find that one of his ex-lovers is the victim’s widow.
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