The Inheritor (French: L'Héritier) is a 1973 French film starring Jean-Paul Belmondo.
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Plot
Hugo Cordell, media and industrial tycoon, dies when his plane explodes between Geneva and Paris. Examination of the plane's debris cannot establish the cause of the crash.
In Paris, the directors of 'Globe', the Cordell empire's flagship French weekly, anxiously await the arrival of Hugo Cordell's heir Bart (Jean-Paul Belmondo), who wishes to read the last issue before it goes to press. On the flight back from the United States Bart flirts with the seductive Lauren (Maureen Kerwin), who slips a baggage claim-check into his pocket.
At the airport Bart is welcomed by 'Globe' management and television reporters. The claim-check is found by a customs agent to correspond with a briefcase full of illegal drugs, and Bart is accused of drug trafficking. He understands perfectly that his arrival to head the Cordell empire does not meet with universal approval.
Aided by his faithful friend, David (Charles Denner), he decides to conduct his own investigation.
Cast
Jean-Paul Belmondo as Barthelemy Cordell
Carla Gravina as Liza Rocquencourt
Jean Rochefort as André Berthier
Charles Denner as David Loweinstein
Jean Desailly as Jean-Pierre Carnavan
François Chaumette as Theron-Maillard
Michel Beaune as Frédéric Lambert
Pierre Grasset as Pierre Delmas
Maurice Garrel as Detective Brayen
Maureen Kerwin as Lauren
Jean Martin as Monseigneur Schneider
Marcel Cuvelier as The Minister
Fosco Giachetti as Luigi Galazzi
Anna Orso as Giovanella Cordell
Paul Amiot as Hugo Cordell
Michel Cassagne as André Dubois
Serge Wagner as Campanella
Philippe Labro as Journalist
Production
The film was partially shot in the Fensch Valley of Moselle, including in Hayange and Metz, in October 1972.