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Coup de Torchon
Coup de Torchon

Coup de Torchon

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ComedyCrimeDrama

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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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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

French

Runtime

128 mins

Rating

7/10

Release Date

04 November 1981

Country

France

Cast

Philippe Noiret

Philippe Noiret

Lucien Cordier

Isabelle Huppert

Isabelle Huppert

Rose Mercaillou

Jean-Pierre Marielle

Jean-Pierre Marielle

Le Peron

Stéphane Audran

Stéphane Audran

Huguette Cordier

Eddy Mitchell

Eddy Mitchell

Nono

Guy Marchand

Guy Marchand

Marcel Chavasson

Michel Beaune

Michel Beaune

Vanderbrouck

Jean Champion

Jean Champion

Le curé

Victor Garrivier

Victor Garrivier

Marcaillou

Gérard Hernandez

Gérard Hernandez

Leonelli

Daniel Langlet

Daniel Langlet

Paulo

Irène Skobline

Irène Skobline

Anne, l'institutrice

Abdoulaye Diop

Abdoulaye Diop

Fête Nat

François Perrot

François Perrot

Le colonel Tramichel

Samba Mané

Samba Mané

Vendredi

Raymond Hermantier

Raymond Hermantier

L'aveugle

Mamadou Dioumé

Mamadou Dioumé

L'interprète au cinéma

Irénée Martin

Irénée Martin

La femme au cimetière

Max Ernst

Max Ernst

Le soldat mexicain (dans le film publicitaire "Galeries Barbès")

Paul Grimault

Paul Grimault

Le condamné à mort (dans le film publicitaire "Galeries Barbès")

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