Coup de Torchon

7.0
Coup de Torchon
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Directed by: Bertrand Tavernier
Overview
A pathetic police chief, humiliated by everyone around him, suddenly wants a clean slate in life, and resorts to drastic means to achieve it.
Review (1)
CinemaSerf (Rated: 7)
I did really quite enjoy Philippe Noiret's performance here, but I couldn't help but wonder if Sir Peter Ustinov wouldn't have had fun with this part too. It's all set in French West Africa just before the start of WWII. His town is a small, largely agrarian and provincial one where "Cordier" is the...
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