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Coup de Torchon (1981)

  • Comedy
  • Crime
  • Drama

A pathetic police chief, humiliated by everyone around him, suddenly wants a clean slate in life, and resorts to drastic means to achieve it.

Rating
7 / 10 (230 votes)
Release date
November 4, 1981
Runtime
2h 08m
Language
French
Director
Bertrand Tavernier
Status
Released
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Top cast

  • Philippe NoiretLucien Cordier
  • Isabelle HuppertRose Mercaillou
  • Jean-Pierre MarielleLe Peron / Le Peron's twin brother
  • Stéphane AudranHuguette Cordier
  • Eddy MitchellNono
  • Guy MarchandMarcel Chavasson
  • Michel BeauneVanderbrouck
  • Jean ChampionLe curé
  • Victor GarrivierMarcaillou
  • Gérard HernandezLeonelli
  • Daniel LangletPaulo
  • Irène SkoblineAnne, l'institutrice

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