Two policemen, Franck and Rupert, intervene in a Parisian heliport where drugs are exchanged for a large sum of money. They decide to keep the loot and find themselves fighting with the mafia.
Acting
Rochefort's weary corruption is *chef's kiss*.
Cinematography
Gray Paris mornings that reek of cigarettes.
Direction
Vianey lets scenes breathe until they suffocate.
Director
Michel Vianey
Victor Lanoux
Franck
Jean Rochefort
A. Rupert
Barbara Sukowa
Patricia
Maurice Biraud
Fred
Jean-Roger Milo
Dansevitch
Gérard Blain
Emilio
Armin Mueller-Stahl
The lawyer
Corinne Brodbeck
Dominique
Corinne Brodbeck
Charlie
Alain Mottet
Director
Emmanuel Curtil
David
Christine Laurent
Mrs. Lucas
Micky Sébastian
Barmaid
Ronny Coutteure
Arm seller
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This belongs to a forgotten wave of French polars that rejected Hollywood glamor for working-class desperation.
Rochefort and Lanoux had such volatile chemistry that crew members allegedly placed bets on their daily arguments.
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