A Legitimate Defense
Synopsis
Two friends from the last war, Pierrot, a bar owner, and Gustave, a police inspector, are in contact with a notorious gang of racketeers in Montmartre. Tired of putting up with Albert the King's demands, Pierrot kills the gangster during a bar brawl. His first instinct is to flee, but on Gustave's advice, he turns himself in to the law. All things considered, he'll be safer in prison than exposed to the reprisals of the "underworld". Pierrot goes to trial. He was acquitted as having acted in self-defense. But his release leaves him open to the vengeance of Bob, one of Albert's accomplices. Pierrot narrowly escapes an ambush, but is finally able to rid himself of the threat hanging over him, thanks to the friendship of Inspector Gustave, and finally reunites with the companion of his life, Dora, who has never stopped trembling for him.
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Top cast
Bernard Blier
Gustave Martinet
Philippe Nicaud
Pierre 'Pierrot' Lambert
Maria Mauban
Dora
Pierre Mondy
Petit Bob
Jean Lefebvre
Georges, le barman de "L'Ami Pierrot"
Robert Dalban
Albert dit "Bébert le Caïd", un gangster qui rackette et persécute Pierrot
Rosy Varte
Rita la Gitane, une prostituée
Daniel Cauchy
Dédé, aide de Bébert
Jean Lara
l'avocat de Pierrot
François Darbon
l'avocat général