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Cop au Vin

Cop au Vin

19856.11h 50m

Overview

Unorthodox detective Jean Lavardin is called to a provincial French town after a prank turns deadly.

Directed by Claude Chabrol
Written by Dominique Roulet, Claude Chabrol
Produced by Marin Karmitz
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Top Cast

Jean Poiret

Jean Poiret

Inspecteur Jean Lavardin

Stéphane Audran

Stéphane Audran

Madame Cuno

Michel Bouquet

Michel Bouquet

Hubert Lavoisier

Lucas Belvaux

Lucas Belvaux

Louis Cuno

Jean Topart

Jean Topart

Docteur Philippe Morasseau

Pauline Lafont

Pauline Lafont

Henriette

Caroline Cellier

Caroline Cellier

Anna Foscarie

Josephine Chaplin

Josephine Chaplin

Delphine Moreasseau

Andrée Tainsy

Andrée Tainsy

Marthe

Jean-Claude Bouillaud

Jean-Claude Bouillaud

Gérard Filiol

Themes & Keywords

estate agentcorruptionprovinceinspector

About Cop au Vin

Cop au Vin is a crime, mystery, thriller film released in 1985 exploring themes of estate agent, corruption, province, inspector. Directed by Claude Chabrol, it stars Jean Poiret, Stéphane Audran, Michel Bouquet. Unorthodox detective Jean Lavardin is called to a provincial French town after a prank turns deadly.

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