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Le Cop (1984)

Director: Claude Zidi

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From Time Out Film Guide

Corrupt Parisian cop René initiates naive police-academy graduate François (Lhermitte) into the advantageous corruption of the sleazy Goutte d'Or quarter in Paris, where shirts, meals, drink, whores and drugs are there for the taking - provided one turns a blind eye to certain criminal activities. Noiret is in his element as the slobbish René, Lhermitte's metamorphosis is nicely handled, and director Zidi's attention to the back-street milieu helps to sustain a believable air of comic amorality.

Author: NF

Time Out Film Guide

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  • Bev Beak said...
    Posted on Aug 29 2008 12:23 A favourite film of my husbands and I recorded over it on the video tape. Unable to find a another copy so please let me know if there is somewhere out there where I can purchase one. I am in the UK.
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  • Sarah Fraser said...
    Posted on Jan 29 2008 08:14 Desperately trying to find copy of DVD - anyone? Thnx
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  • Pascal said...
    Posted on Nov 19 2007 09:47 This DVD is available on Amazon.fr under its French title 'Les Ripoux' but unfortunately without a subtitle track, meaning it's not much use to non-French speakers.
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  • Maria Pierson said...
    Posted on Nov 07 2007 08:47 I have also been searching for a dvd or video of this film. I am in th uk.
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  • Terry Ferguson said...
    Posted on Sep 06 2007 18:44 If anyone finds a copy of a video or DVD then plgain.ease let me know. Great film and i would love to se it a
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  • Jake Heat said...
    Posted on Aug 09 2007 08:57 I saw this film in our local arts cinema (yes, I'm from the UK) a couple of years after release. Haven't seen it since but am now looking for it on DVD, as I enjoyed it so much. A mixture of thriller, action and comedy - made me laugh out loud in a packed cinema - very embarrassing!
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Cast & crew

Director: Claude Zidi

Cast: Philippe Noiret, Thierry Lhermitte, Régine, Grace De Capitani, Claude Brosset, Albert Simono, Julien Guiomar, Henri Attal full cast

Genre(s): Comedy

Duration: 107 mins


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