Coup de torchon [videorecording] / a Janus Films presentation ; Adolphe Viezzi et Henri Lassa prétentent ; un film de Bertrand Tavernier ; écrit par Jean Aurenche et Bertrand Tavernier ; une coproduction Les Films de la Tour--Film A2--Little Bear ; producteur délégué, Adolphe Viezzi ; mise en scène Bertrand Tavernier.
Based on the novel Pop. 1280, by Jim Thompson. Originally produced as a motion picture in 1981. A foreign film (France) "CC1427L"--Disc labels and container. Philippe Noiret, Isabelle Huppert, Jean-Pierre Marielle, Stephane Audran, Eddy Mitchell, Guy Marchand, Irene Skobline, [Michel Beaune].
Summary:
In a West African town, the chief of police, who is treated with respect by no one and is constantly humiliated by his openly cheating wife and the people who pay him off, starts to kill those who've done him wrong.
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