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        Coup de Torchon
        7.1
        (197 votes)

        Coup de Torchon

        1981
        Comedy
        Crime
        Drama
        2 hr 8 min

        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.

        Creators

        Director, Writer
        Bertrand Tavernier
        Novel
        Jim Thompson
        Writer
        Jean Aurenche
        Coup de Torchon

        Cast

        Full 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
        Irène Skobline
        Irène Skobline
        Anne, l'institutrice
        Michel Beaune
        Michel Beaune
        Vanderbrouck
        Jean Champion
        Jean Champion
        Le curé
        Victor Garrivier
        Victor Garrivier
        Marcaillou
        Gérard Hernandez
        Gérard Hernandez
        Leonelli
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        Movie Details

        Status
        Released (04/11/1981)
        Original language
        French
        Original title
        Coup de torchon
        Country
        Production companies
        🔪Murder
        Racism
        French noir
        👀Voyeur
        French colony
        Witty
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