There Was Once a Cop ( Il était une fois un flic... )

There Was Once a Cop (Blu-Ray) (*)

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Original Title: Il était une fois un flic...
Language Selections:
English ( Subtitles )
French ( Dolby DTS-HD Master Audio )
French ( Mono )
French ( Subtitles )

Product Origin/Format:
France ( Blu-Ray/Region A/B/C )

Running Time:
96 min

Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen (1.66:1)

Special Features:
Interactive Menu
Scene Access
Trailer(s)

Movie filmed in 1972 and produced in:
France ( France, Benelux )
Italy ( Italy, Greece )

Directed By:
Georges Lautner

Written By:
Richard Caron
Francis Veber

Actors:
Michel Constantin ..... Le commissaire Campana
Michael Lonsdale ..... Le commissaire Lucas
Daniel Ivernel ..... Ligmann
Mireille Darc ..... Christine
Venantino Venantini ..... Felice
Giuliano Esperanti ..... Bertrand
Hervé Hillien ..... Le commissaire Chauvet / Superintendent in Nice
Robert Dalban ..... Un inspecteur
Henri Guybet ..... Marianne Halifax
Phyllis Major ..... Un agent du Narcotic Bureau
Jean-Jacques Moreau ..... Rodriguez
Charles Southwood ..... Le 2ème chauffeur de taxi
Robert Castel
Dado Crostarosa
Jean Luisi

Synopsis:

The police inspector in this movie (Michel Constantin) gets in over his head when he arranges to impersonate the (dead) relative of a drug lord. The dead man's wife and child do not take too kindly to his presence, and make his life miserable. What began as a simple sting operation becomes the focus of international attention by American drug agencies, the American Mafia, other local drug rings, and European police circles. Complicating matters are the attentions of other French police factions. The bad guys almost have their way, until they threaten the inspector's adopted family.

Once again, director Georges Lautner turns his hand to the genre for which he is best known, the comedy thriller. Skilfully blending farce and tough action thriller, this particular Lautner offering is both entertaining and an effective parody of the American gangster films of the period. What makes this film particularly memorable is the pairing of Michel Constantin and Mireille Darc, with both actors bringing sensitivity, depth and more than a touch of humanity to what could easily have been a pretty empty piece of cinematic diversion. In one of his earliest screenplays, writer Francis Veber furnishes the film with his unique brand of tongue-in-cheek wit and some hilarious comic situations.

This product was added to our catalog on Thursday 19 June, 2014.

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