Coup de Torchon

Directed by Bertrand Tavernier
Not Rated
1981    2h 8mDrama, Comedy,
7.388%82%7.0
1938, in a French african colony. Lucien Cordier is the cop of this village, populated with blacks and a few whites (usually racialist and lustful). He is a washout, everyone (including his wife Huguette) humiliates him. He never arrests anyone and looks at elsewhere when a dirty trick occurs. But one day, he turns into a machiavellian exterminating angel.
  • Philippe NoiretLucien Cordier
  • Isabelle HuppertRose Mercaillou
  • Jean-Pierre MarielleLe Peron / Le Peron's twin brother
  • Stéphane AudranHuguette Cordier
  • Eddy MitchellNono
  • Guy MarchandMarcel Chavasson
  • Michel BeauneVanderbrouck
  • Jean ChampionLe curé
  • Victor GarrivierMarcaillou
  • Gérard HernandezLeonelli
  • Daniel LangletPaulo
  • Irène SkoblineAnne, l'institutrice
  • Abdoulaye DiopFête Nat
  • François PerrotColonel Tramichel
  • Samba ManéVendredi
  • Raymond HermantierL'aveugle
  • Mamadou DiouméL'interprète au cinéma
  • Irénée MartinLa femme au cimetière / Assistant Costume Designer
  • Max ErnstLe soldat mexicain (dans le film publicitaire "Galeries Barbès")
  • Paul GrimaultLe condamné à mort (dans le film publicitaire "Galeries Barbès")

Coup de Torchon Ratings & Reviews

  • springer666January 27, 2026
    Reading Pop. 1280 really helped me understand the main character's state of mind.

Coup de Torchon Trivia

Coup de Torchon was released on November 4, 1981.

Coup de Torchon was directed by Bertrand Tavernier.

Coup de Torchon has a runtime of 2h 8m.

Coup de Torchon was produced by Henri Lassa, Adolphe Viezzi.

1938, in a French african colony. Lucien Cordier is the cop of this village, populated with blacks and a few whites (usually racialist and lustful). He is a washout, everyone (including his wife Huguette) humiliates him. He never arrests anyone and looks at elsewhere when a dirty trick occurs. But one day, he turns into a machiavellian exterminating angel.

The key characters in Coup de Torchon are Lucien Cordier (Philippe Noiret), Rose Mercaillou (Isabelle Huppert), Le Peron / Le Peron's twin brother (Jean-Pierre Marielle).

Coup de Torchon is rated Not Rated.

Coup de Torchon is a Drama, Comedy, Crime film.

Coup de Torchon has an audience rating of 8.2 out of 10.

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