Le Marginal (1983)

A rogue French narcotics cop (Jean Paul Belmondo) in Marseille is reassigned to another district in retaliation for his unorthodox methods. But he still is determined to destroy the head (Henry Silva) of a drug cartel. Directed by Jacques Deray (THE SWIMMING POOL), this crime drama is fairly well done. There's nothing particularly impressive about it but Belmondo gives a cool performance reminiscent of Steve McQueen (there's even a BULLITT like car chase) but still pure Jean Paul Belmondo. Impressively, he even does most of his own stunts. Deray gives the film a bit of style and there's always a lot of action going on. The cinematography of Xaver Schwarzenberger (BERLIN ALEXANDERPLATZ) is splendid and there's yet another imposing Ennio Morricone underscore. With Tcheky Karyo. Pierre Vernier, Claude Brosset and Carlos Sotto Mayor, who despite the name is female.