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04/11/1981 Comedy, Crime, Drama 2h 8m
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Overview

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

  1. Bertrand Tavernier

    Director, Writer

  2. Jean Aurenche

    Writer

Top billed cast

  1. Philippe Noiret

    Lucien Cordier

  2. Isabelle Huppert

    Rose Mercaillou

  3. Jean-Pierre Marielle

    Le Peron / Le Peron's twin brother

  4. Stéphane Audran

    Huguette Cordier

  5. Eddy Mitchell

    Nono

  6. Guy Marchand

    Marcel Chavasson

  7. Michel Beaune

    Vanderbrouck

  8. Jean Champion

    Le curé

  9. Victor Garrivier

    Marcaillou

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Reviews

A review by CinemaSerf
Written by CinemaSerf on 2024-04-13
I did really quite enjoy Philippe Noiret's performance here, but I couldn't help but wonder if Sir Peter Ustinov wouldn't have had fun with this part too. It's all set in French West Africa just before the start of WWII. His town is a small, largely agrarian and provincial one where "Cordier" is the local cop. To be fair, he's a bit of an hopeless case and everyone from his wife "Hugette" (Stéphane Audran) downwards takes him for a fool. Suddenly though, something snaps. His attitude changes to one of an avenging angel who discovers that he does actually quite enjoy killing people - and he kn...read the rest
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Status
Released

Original Language
French

Budget
$0.00

Revenue
$0.00

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