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Coup de Torchon

Original title: Coup de torchon

  • Movie
  • 1981
  • 2h 8m

Directed by Bertrand Tavernier

7.0

TMDB audience rating
7.0 out of 10 from 230 votes

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

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Cast and crew

  • Philippe Noiret

    Philippe NoiretLucien Cordier

  • Isabelle Huppert

    Isabelle HuppertRose Mercaillou

  • Jean-Pierre Marielle

    Jean-Pierre MarielleLe Peron / Le Peron's twin brother

  • Stéphane Audran

    Stéphane AudranHuguette Cordier

  • Eddy Mitchell

    Eddy MitchellNono

  • Guy Marchand

    Guy MarchandMarcel Chavasson

  • Michel Beaune

    Michel BeauneVanderbrouck

  • Jean Champion

    Jean ChampionLe curé

  • Victor Garrivier

    Victor GarrivierMarcaillou

  • Gérard Hernandez

    Gérard HernandezLeonelli

  • Daniel Langlet

    Daniel LangletPaulo

  • Irène SkoblineAnne, l'institutrice

  • Abdoulaye Diop

    Abdoulaye DiopFête Nat

  • François Perrot

    François PerrotColonel Tramichel

  • Samba ManéVendredi

  • Raymond HermantierL'aveugle

  • Mamadou Dioumé

    Mamadou DiouméL'interprète au cinéma

  • Irénée MartinLa femme au cimetière

Director
Bertrand Tavernier
Writer
Jim Thompson, Jean Aurenche and Bertrand Tavernier
Music
Philippe Sarde
Cinematography
Pierre-William Glenn