Legitimate Violence
1982, French. Directed by Serge Leroy.
In the course of a violent hold-up at Deauville station, several innocent bystanders are shot dead. The victims include a politician, Robert Andréani, and three members of the same family. Devastated by the death of his wife, daughter and mother, Martin Modot resolves that their killers will be brought to justice. When the police fail to make any progress in their investigation, he decides to take matters into his own hands, with the support of a neo-fascist vigilante organization.
- Runtime
- 1h 35m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- French
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Cast & crew
- Serge LeroyDirector
- Claude BrasseurMartin Modot
- Véronique GenestLucie Kasler
- Thierry LhermitteEddy Kasler
- Michel AumontDivisional Commissioner Henri Brousse
- Valérie KapriskyNadine
- Roger PlanchonPhilippe Miller
- André ValardyVarin
- Francis LemarqueLucien Modot
- Plastic BertrandSelf
- Christopher LambertJockey
- Christian BouilletteInspector Paul Gouvion
- Dominique BesnehardCast
Details
- Released
- 1 September 1982
- Original title
- Légitime violence
- Country
- France
- Written by
- Richard Morgiève, Pierre Fabre, Jean-Patrick Manchette
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Legitimate Violence runs 95 minutes (1h 35m).
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Legitimate Violence isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 1 September 1982. (Checked 10 November 2026.)
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Who directed Legitimate Violence?
Legitimate Violence (1982) was directed by Serge Leroy and stars Claude Brasseur, Véronique Genest, Thierry Lhermitte.