Due to his wild reputation of being particularly difficult, the casting of Klaus Kinski on this film caused some serious apprehension to director Georges Lautner, who eventually found in him the nicest and most cooperative actor he could have dreamed of.
The song playing on parking garage attendant Kébir's office radio when Alain Delon pulls his car in is called "Bhemmou" by Algerian singer Hsissen.
Death of a Corrupt Man (French: Death of a Corrupt Man (1977)) is a 1977 French political thriller directed by Georges Lautner and starring Alain Delon. The film is based on the novel by
Jean Laborde, the pen name for writer Raf Vallet.