Coup de Torchon
1981 ‧ Crime/Comedy ‧ 2h 8m
7.4/10 · IMDb
83% · Rotten Tomatoes
Hapless Lucien Cordier (Philippe Noiret) is the beleaguered police chief of a small town in French colonial Senegal. The local criminals openly mock Lucien's inability to put a stop to their illegal enterprises, and his unfaithful and shrewish...
Release date: December 20, 1982 (USA)
Director: Bertrand Tavernier
Screenplay: Bertrand Tavernier and Jean Aurenche
Distributed by: Parafrance Communication and Quartet Films
Adapted from: Pop. 1280