Flic Story

Flic Story is a French crime thriller released on October 1, 1975, based on the autobiography of the same name written by French police detective Roger Borniche. Both film and book portray Borniches nineyear pursuit of French gangster and murderer Emile Buisson, who was executed on February 28, 1956. Directed by Jacques Deray, the film stars Alain Delon and JeanLouis Trintignant as Borniche and Buisson respectively, supported by Claudine Auger and Andr Pousse.

The film story depicts Emile Buisson, following the death of his wife and child, escaping from a psychiatric institution in 1947 and returning to Paris. Buisson, who three years later would become Frances public enemy number one, begins a murderous rampage through the French capital. The opening scene shows reluctant detective flic is the French slang equivalent of cop in English Borniche, who is given the case and pursues Buisson for three years, while the latter evades capture by killing informants and anyone else he feels may give him away. Borniche, who unlike his colleagues, prides himself in a methodical approach, hunts Buisson through numerous alleyway chases, rooftop pursuits, car chases and gunfights, while putting his lover Catherine Auger in danger.When bureaucracy intervenes with Borniches attempts, and politicians and the media begin speculating, he uses the assistance of another criminal, Paul Robier Crauchet to apprehend Buisson. The serial killer is finally captured after having committed overmurders and 100 robberies. The final sequences sees Buisson telling Borniche that he would like to take a hacksaw to the throat of his informer, prompting a critically lauded line from Borniche that he would not get the chance. ........

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