Coup de Torchon

Nov 4, 1981

2h 8m

★ 7.1

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.

Genres

Comedy

Crime

Drama

Production Companies

Les Films de la Tour

Little Bear

Films A2

Coup de Torchon Trailers

Cast

Lucien Cordier

Philippe Noiret

Rose Mercaillou

Isabelle Huppert

Le Peron

Jean-Pierre Marielle

Huguette Cordier

Stéphane Audran

Nono

Eddy Mitchell

Marcel Chavasson

Guy Marchand

Anne, l'institutrice

Irène Skobline

Vanderbrouck

Michel Beaune

Le curé

Jean Champion

Marcaillou

Victor Garrivier

Leonelli

Gérard Hernandez

Fête Nat

Abdoulaye Diop

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