Cop or Hood
1979/03/28 • Released • French
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.
Director : Georges Lautner
Casts
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
Julie Jézéquel
Charlotte
Michel Galabru
Commissioner Grimaud
Juliette Mills
Mrs. Bertrand, widow of commissioner Bertrand
Venantino Venantini
Mario, shot of 'L'Auvergnat'
Charles Gérard
Cazauban
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
Henri Attal
Head of transmission
René Tramoni
Thug
Maurice Auzel
Policeman from commissioner Grimaud
Alfred Baillou
Hotel receptionist (uncredited)
Erick Desmarestz
Deputy of the substitute (uncredited)
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