---
title: 'Coup de Torchon (1981)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Bertrand Tavernier'
released: '1981-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 128
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Comedy'
  - 'Crime'
countries:
  - 'France'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/coup-de-torchon-1981'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0082206/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Coup de Torchon (1981)

1981 · 128 min · Drama, Comedy, Crime · France

Original title: Coup de torchon

## Synopsis

Coup De Torchon is a 1981 French satirical neo-noir dark comedy crime film directed by Bertrand Tavernier and adapted from American author Jim Thompson's 1964 crime novel Pop. 1280. Starred by Philippe Noiret, Isabelle Huppert and Jean-Pierre Marielle. The film tells the story of a lazy, useless and disrespected police chief who becomes a cold-blooded killer and goes on a killing spree of local "villains" to "clean" his corrupt town and gain respect, reputation and honor. The film changes the novel's setting from an American Southern town to a small town in French West Africa.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Bertrand Tavernier](https://cinepixo.com/people/bertrand-tavernier)
- **Screenplay:** [Bertrand Tavernier](https://cinepixo.com/people/bertrand-tavernier), [Jean Aurenche](https://cinepixo.com/people/jean-aurenche)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Philippe Sarde](https://cinepixo.com/people/philippe-sarde)
- **Producer:** [Adolphe Viezzi](https://cinepixo.com/people/adolphe-viezzi)
- **Director of Photography:** [Pierre-William Glenn](https://cinepixo.com/people/pierre-william-glenn)
- **Editor:** [Armand Psenny](https://cinepixo.com/people/armand-psenny)

## Cast

- [Philippe Noiret](https://cinepixo.com/people/philippe-noiret)
- [Raymond Hermantier](https://cinepixo.com/people/raymond-hermantier)
- [Eddy Mitchell](https://cinepixo.com/people/eddy-mitchell)
- [Guy Marchand](https://cinepixo.com/people/guy-marchand)
- [Max Ernst](https://cinepixo.com/people/max-ernst)
- [Paul Grimault](https://cinepixo.com/people/paul-grimault)
- [Jean-Pierre Marielle](https://cinepixo.com/people/jean-pierre-marielle)
- [Gérard Hernandez](https://cinepixo.com/people/gerard-hernandez)
- [Isabelle Huppert](https://cinepixo.com/people/isabelle-huppert)
- [Stéphane Audran](https://cinepixo.com/people/stephane-audran)
- [François Perrot](https://cinepixo.com/people/francois-perrot)
- [Irène Skobline](https://cinepixo.com/people/irene-skobline)
- [Daniel Langlet](https://cinepixo.com/people/daniel-langlet)
- [Victor Garrivier](https://cinepixo.com/people/victor-garrivier)
- [Michel Beaune](https://cinepixo.com/people/michel-beaune)

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