Coup de Torchon

A pathetic police chief, humiliated by everyone around him, suddenly wants a clean slate in life, and resorts to drastic means to achieve it.

Cast

Philippe Noiret

as Lucien Cordier

Isabelle Huppert

as Rose Mercaillou

Jean-Pierre Marielle

as Le Peron

Stéphane Audran

as Huguette Cordier

Eddy Mitchell

as Nono

Guy Marchand

as Marcel Chavasson

Irène Skobline

as Anne, l'institutrice

Michel Beaune

as Vanderbrouck

Jean Champion

as Le curé

Victor Garrivier

as Marcaillou

Reviews

CinemaSerf

I did really quite enjoy Philippe Noiret's performance here, but I couldn't help but wonder if Sir Peter Ustinov wouldn't have had fun with this part too. It's all set in French West Africa just before the start of WWII. His town is a small, largely agrarian and provincial one where "Cordier" is the...

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