Police Python 357
6.9
A methodical police inspector becomes entangled in a web of deceit after a murder investigation reveals disturbing connections to his own department. As suspicion tightens around him, he must outwit both the killer and the system to survive.
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Cast
17 people
Yves Montand
Inspecteur Marc Ferrot
Known for
The Wages of Fear
Z
François Périer
Commissaire Ganay
Known for
Le Samouraï
Nights of Cabiria
Simone Signoret
Thérèse Ganay
Known for
Diabolique
Casque d'Or
Stefania Sandrelli
Sylvia Leopardi
Known for
The Key
Parthenope
Vadim Glowna
L'inspecteur Abadie
Known for
Les Misérables
Cross of Iron
Mathieu Carrière
L'inspecteur Ménard
Known for
The Tunnel
Young Törless
Claude Bertrand
Le marchand de cochons
Known for
Once Upon a Time… Man
Tintin and the Lake of Sharks
Gabrielle Doulcet
La vieille aux chats
Known for
The Things of Life
That Most Important Thing: Love
Alice Reichen
La marchande de stylos
Also in
La Poupée sanglante
Elise, or Real Life
Tony Rödel
L'Alsacien
Known for
The Hypothesis of the Stolen Painting
Georges-Fréderic Dehlen
Le contrôleur de la S.N.C.F
Known for
That Most Important Thing: Love
Serge Marquand
Le rouquin
Known for
Barbarella
The Grapes of Death
Alain Corneau Director · Daniel Boulanger Screenplay Kenneth Fearing Author
United States release February 1, 1980 · Produced in France, Germany · Production T.I.T. Filmproduktion, Albina Productions S.a.r.l.
Production
Albina Productions
Production
T.I.T. Filmproduktion
Production
Albina Productions S.a.r.l.
Production
France · Germany
Produced in
Languages
Original language
French
Spoken on screen
French
Release dates
France · March 31, 1976
Theatrical
United States · February 1, 1980
Theatrical
Argentina
June 25, 2002 · Theatrical · (El cine de Alain Corneau)
Denmark
January 7, 1980 · Theatrical
France
September 1, 2026 · Digital · Arte.tv
October 5, 2026 · TV · Arte
Germany
September 9, 1976 · Theatrical · West Germany
April 11, 1980 · Theatrical · East Germany
September 1, 2026 · Digital · Arte.tv
October 5, 2026 · TV · Arte
Hungary
July 13, 1978 · Theatrical
Japan
September 30, 1978 · Theatrical
Mexico
June 23, 1977 · Theatrical
April 27, 2002 · Theatrical · (Cineteca Nacional)
Netherlands
September 17, 2009 · Physical · DVD
Norway
November 18, 1977 · Theatrical
Portugal
February 16, 1979 · Theatrical · Barcelos
Romania
March 12, 1979 · Theatrical
Spain
June 29, 1976 · Theatrical · (Barcelona)
June 30, 1977 · Theatrical · (Madrid)
Sweden
April 10, 1978 · Theatrical
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