- Country: France
- Genres: Drama
- Release: 1958-06-11
- Director: André Berthomieu
- Writers: Frédéric Dard
- Language: French
- Stars: Bernard Blier , Pierre Mondy , Philippe Nicaud , Maria Mauban
- Runtime: 98 min
- Awards: N/A
- AKA: En légitime défense (France, French Republic) , En légitime défense , Anonima ricatti (Italy) , In Montmartre wird es Nacht , A Legitimate Defense , Légitime défense (France, French Republic)
- Plot: Pierre Lambert buys a bar in Pigalle and accepts to pay "protection money" to "Bébert le Caïd", a brutal gangster. Over time, Bébert raises his fare and, realizing Pierrot is reluctant to pay more, starts persecuting him. In the midst of an altercation with Bébert, Pierre kills him in self-defense. In a panic he goes to see Gustave Martinet, a police inspector, who has been his best friend since Pierre saved his life during the war. Gustaves advises him to turn himself over to the police, which he does. At the trial Pierre is acquitted but the mob does not forgive so easily...
- IMDB:tt0156512
A Legitimate Defense Cast · · · ALL
André Berthomieu
Director
Bernard Blier
Gustave Martinet
Philippe Nicaud
Pierre 'Pierrot' Lambert
Maria Mauban
Dora
Pierre Mondy
Petit Bob
Jean Lefebvre
Georges, le barman de "L'Ami Pierrot"
Robert Dalban
Albert dit "Bébert le Caïd", un gangster qui rackette et persécute Pierrot
Rosy Varte
Rita la Gitane, une prostituée
Daniel Cauchy
Dédé, aide de Bébert
Jean Lara
l'avocat de Pierrot
François Darbon
l'avocat général
Paul Bonifas
le président de la cour
Léonce Corne
Baudin, l'imprimeur
Mona Dol
La mère de Dora
Georges Hubert
le commissaire de police
Pierre Doris
le patron de "La Nouvelle Eve"
Robert Rollis
un journaliste au tribunal
Albert Médina
un policier