The Cheat

The Cheat

100 mins | Crime, Thriller | Aug. 8, 1984

In the docks of Bordeaux a well-known homosexual was murdered. Police Inspector Michel Verta starts investigating, when he falls in love with Bernard, a handsome young musician. This not only threatens his family life but also his integrity, for he is married with a child and Bernard is one of the murder suspects.

The Cheat

100 mins | Crime, Thriller | Aug. 8, 1984

The Cheat
In the docks of Bordeaux a well-known homosexual was murdered. Police Inspector Michel Verta starts investigating, when he falls in love with Bernard, a handsome young musician. This not only threatens his family life but also his integrity, for he is married with a child and Bernard is one of the murder suspects.
IMDb rating 6.7
Producers Paris Occitanie Production, Les Productions du Daunou, L.C.J. Editions & Productions, Les Films de l'Equinoxe
Original title La Triche
Directors Yannick Bellon
Writers Alain Marcel, Yannick Bellon, Rémi Waterhouse

Cast

Victor Lanoux

as Commissaire Michel Verta

Anny Duperey

as Nathalie Verta

Valérie Mairesse

as Marilyn

Xavier Deluc

as Bernard

Michel Galabru

as Jean Morane / Sylvain Morane

Roland Blanche

as Manuel Garcia

Michèle Simonnet

as Marianne

Patrick Raynal

as René Villedieu