A Legitimate Defense

A Legitimate Defense (1958)

CrimeDrama

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.

Director: André Berthomieu

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	Bernard Blier as Gustave Martinet
	Philippe Nicaud as Pierre 'Pierrot' Lambert
	Maria Mauban as Dora
	Pierre Mondy as Petit Bob
	Jean Lefebvre as Georges, le barman de "L'Ami Pierrot"
	Robert Dalban as Albert dit "Bébert le Caïd", un gangster qui rackette et persécute Pierrot
	Rosy Varte as Rita la Gitane, une prostituée
	Daniel Cauchy as Dédé, aide de Bébert
	Jean Lara as l'avocat de Pierrot
	François Darbon as l'avocat général
	Paul Bonifas as le président de la cour
	Monique Tanguy as Ginette, amie et collègue de Dora/Adrienne
	Léonce Corne as Baudin, l'imprimeur
	Mona Dol as La mère de Dora
	Georges Hubert as le commissaire de police
	Tania Florey as une danseuse
	Pierre Doris as le patron de "La Nouvelle Eve"
	Robert Rollis as un journaliste au tribunal
	Albert Médina as un policier

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