COP OR HOOD (1979)

Cop or Hood
6.3
0.20K
Cop or Hood
Comedy, Crime, Thriller
March 28, 1979
French
1h 47m
France
Gaumont

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.

Cast & Characters

Jean-Paul Belmondo

Divisional commissioner Stanislas Borovitz / Antonio Cerutti

Georges Géret

Théodore Musard aka 'L'Auvergnat'

Claude Brosset

Achille Volfoni, aka 'Le Corse'

Jean-François Balmer

Inspector Georges Massard

Tony Kendall

Inspector Rey

Michel Beaune

Marcel Langlois

Catherine Lachens

Mrs. Simone Langlois

Michel Galabru

Commissioner Grimaud

Juliette Mills

Mrs. Bertrand, widow of commissioner Bertrand

Venantino Venantini

Mario, shot of 'L'Auvergnat'

Marie Laforêt

Edmonde Puget-Rostand

Michel Peyrelon

Camille, businessman from 'L'Auvergnat'

Philippe Castelli

Driving license inspector

Marc Lamole

Deputy public prosecutor

Nicolas Vogel

Marcel Gaston

Mireille Orsini

Mrs. Cerutti

Patrick Rocca

Director of the Casino

Michèle Jacquetty

Campsite girl

Henri Attal

Head of transmission

Crew

Philippe Sarde

Original Music Composer

Henri Decaë

Director of Photography