Coup de Torchon (1981)
A pathetic police chief, humiliated by everyone around him, suddenly wants a clean slate in life, and resorts to drastic means to achieve it.
Director: Bertrand Tavernier
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Philippe Noiret as Lucien Cordier |
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Isabelle Huppert as Rose Mercaillou |
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Jean-Pierre Marielle as Le Peron / Le Peron's twin brother |
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Stéphane Audran as Huguette Cordier |
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Eddy Mitchell as Nono |
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Guy Marchand as Marcel Chavasson |
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Michel Beaune as Vanderbrouck |
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Jean Champion as Le curé |
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Victor Garrivier as Marcaillou |
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Gérard Hernandez as Leonelli |
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Daniel Langlet as Paulo |
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Irène Skobline as Anne, l'institutrice |
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Abdoulaye Diop as Fête Nat |
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François Perrot as Colonel Tramichel |
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Samba Mané as Vendredi |
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Raymond Hermantier as L'aveugle |
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Mamadou Dioumé as L'interprète au cinéma |
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Irénée Martin as La femme au cimetière |
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Max Ernst as Le soldat mexicain (dans le film publicitaire "Galeries Barbès") |
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Paul Grimault as Le condamné à mort (dans le film publicitaire "Galeries Barbès") |
| Directing | Bertrand Tavernier | Director |
| Writing | Jean Aurenche | Writer |
| Writing | Bertrand Tavernier | Writer |
| Writing | Jim Thompson | Novel |
| Production | Henri Lassa | Producer |
| Production | Adolphe Viezzi | Producer |
| Sound | Philippe Sarde | Original Music Composer |
| Camera | Pierre-William Glenn | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Armand Psenny | Editor |
| Art | Alexandre Trauner | Production Design |
| Art | Hubert de Varine | Set Decoration |
| Art | Franckie Diago | Set Decoration |
| Costume & Make-Up | Jacqueline Moreau | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Paul Le Marinel | Key Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Ludovic Paris | Hairstylist |
| Directing | Jean Achache | Assistant Director |
| Directing | Frédéric Bourboulon | Assistant Director |
| Directing | Daniel Deleforges | Assistant Director |
| Directing | Makhete Diallo | Assistant Director |
| Directing | Roland Fruytier | Assistant Director |
| Art | René Albouze | Props |
| Art | Pierre Fontaine | Set Dresser |
| Sound | Catherine d'Hoir | Assistant Sound Editor |
| Sound | Michel Desrois | Sound |
| Sound | Maurice Gilbert | Sound Mixer |
| Sound | Luce Grunenwaldt | Sound Editor |
| Sound | Claude Villand | Sound Mixer |
| Camera | Alain Choquart | Second Assistant Camera |
| Camera | Michael Coulter | First Assistant Camera |
| Editing | Sophie Cornu | Assistant Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Irénée Martin | Assistant Costume Designer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Yvette Bonnay | Assistant Costume Designer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Karl Lagerfeld | Costumer |