Cop or Hood (1979)

  • NR
  • 04/04/1979 (US)
  • Comedy, Crime, Thriller
  • 1h 47m

Overview

When the local police inspector was found dead in a prostitute's house, police division commissioner Stan Borowitz is sent to investigate the situation. Posing as the prostitute's long-lost brother "Antonio Cerruti," he discovers a mare's nest of police corruption. In fact, in this comedy thriller the whole town is corrupt. If they were closely examined, Stan's methods for pursuing this investigation might embarrass the police. For instance, he drives into a criminal's house in a fancy, expensive race car. In another incident, he callously blows up a casino owned by Musard , one of the town's crime bosses. On that occasion, he first forces Musard to remove his clothes, and the poor criminal watches his casino explode from across the square while standing naked in a phone booth. Meanwhile, Stan seduces the lovely Edmonde.

Georges Lautner

Director

Michel Grisolia

Novel

Michel Audiard

Writer

Cast

Jean-Paul Belmondo's headshot

Jean-Paul Belmondo

Commissaire divisionnaire Stanislas Borovitz / Antonio Cerutti
Georges Géret's headshot

Georges Géret

Théodore Musard dit « L'Auvergnat »
Claude Brosset's headshot

Claude Brosset

Achille Volfoni, dit « Le Corse »
Jean-François Balmer's headshot

Jean-François Balmer

L'inspecteur Georges Massard
Tony Kendall's headshot

Tony Kendall

L'inspecteur Rey
Michel Beaune's headshot

Michel Beaune

Marcel Langlois
Catherine Lachens's headshot

Catherine Lachens

Mme Simone Langlois
Julie Jézéquel's headshot

Julie Jézéquel

Charlotte

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