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Coup de Torchon (1981)

Directed by Bertrand Tavernier

Comedy | Crime | Drama

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.

Length 128 minutes

Actors

Philippe Noiret | Isabelle Huppert | Jean-Pierre Marielle | Stéphane Audran | Eddy Mitchell | Guy Marchand | Irène Skobline | Michel Beaune | Jean Champion | Victor Garrivier | Gérard Hernandez | Abdoulaye Diop | Daniel Langlet | François Perrot | Samba Mané | Raymond Hermantier | Mamadou Dioumé | Irénée Martin | Max Ernst | Paul Grimault

Viewing History (seen 1 time)

Date ViewedDeviceFormatSourceRating
01/19/2019Home TheaterDVDRented7 stars
 

Viewing Notes

A wickedly fun turn-the-tables crime thriller based on Jim Thompson’s great Pop. 1280 pulp novel. Set in French colonized Africa, full of casual racism and lust at every turn. I’ve been meaning to watch this forever, glad I finally got around to it.

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