Coup de Torchon
ComedyCrimeDramaadulterybased on novel or booklove triangledark comedymurderpolice corruptionmistressracismfrench noirframed for a crimepublic humiliationopen marriage
A darkly comic French noir about a humiliated colonial police chief who methodically eliminates those who've wronged him, blending satirical wit with moral corruption and violence.
A pathetic police chief, humiliated by everyone around him, suddenly wants a clean slate in life, and resorts to drastic means to achieve it.
Essence
Ensemble
Philippe Noiret
Lucien Cordier
Isabelle Huppert
Rose Mercaillou
Jean-Pierre Marielle
Le Peron / Le Peron's twin brother
Stéphane Audran
Huguette Cordier
Eddy Mitchell
Nono
Guy Marchand
Marcel Chavasson
Michel Beaune
Vanderbrouck
Jean Champion
Le curé
Victor Garrivier
Marcaillou
Gérard Hernandez
Leonelli
Daniel Langlet
Paulo
Irène Skobline
Anne, l'institutrice
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