The French Detective (Adieu poulet)

The French Detective, originally titled Adieu poulet, is a 1975 French comedy thriller directed by Pierre Granier-Deferre. Running about 96 minutes, it has a screenplay by Francis Veber adapted from Raf Vallet's 1974 novel Adieu poulet !, which was itself inspired by a real incident that took place in Puteaux in 1971.

Lino Ventura and Patrick Dewaere lead the cast, joined by Claude Rich, Victor Lanoux, Françoise Brion, Julien Guiomar, Christine Laurent, Claude Brosset, Dominique Zardi and Henri Attal, among others.

Georges Dancigers produced and Philippe Sarde composed the music. The film received César nominations for best supporting actor and best editing. It circulates under different titles abroad: Adieu, Bulle in Germany, Ungleiches Duell in East Germany, El incorruptible in Spanish and Прощай, полицейский in Russian.