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The Cop

The Cop

Judge...Jury...and Executioner!

19706.41h 35m

Overview

A crackdown on drugs leads a burned out cop to take the law into his own hands and seek revenge against villainous drug dealers. Word comes down from above that the United States feels French authorities have been lax on their arrests of the dealers. A violent action feature finds the harried inspector battling his colleagues as much as the criminal element targeted for extermination.

Directed by Yves Boisset
Written by Claude Veillot, Yves Boisset, Pierre Lesou
Produced by Véra Belmont, Edmondo Amati
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Top Cast

Michel Bouquet

Michel Bouquet

L'inspecteur Favenin

Françoise Fabian

Françoise Fabian

Hélène Dassa

Gianni Garko

Gianni Garko

Dan Rover

Michel Constantin

Michel Constantin

Viletti

Anne Carrère

Anne Carrère

Christine

Rufus

Rufus

Raymond Aulnay

Théo Sarapo

Théo Sarapo

Lupo

Henri Garcin

Henri Garcin

Georges Duval, dit "Georgy Beausourire"

Pierre Massimi

Pierre Massimi

Robert Dassa

Bernard Fresson

Bernard Fresson

l'inspecteur Barnero

Themes & Keywords

coprevenge

About The Cop

The Cop is a drama, crime, thriller film released in 1970 exploring themes of cop, revenge. Directed by Yves Boisset, it stars Michel Bouquet, Françoise Fabian, Gianni Garko. A crackdown on drugs leads a burned out cop to take the law into his own hands and seek revenge against villainous drug dealers. Word comes down from above that the United States feels French authorities have been lax on their arrests of the dealers. A violent action feature finds the harried inspector battling his colleagues as much as the criminal element targeted for extermination.

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