Flic Story (1971)
"Il était une fois un flic..." (original title)

Director:

Georges Lautner

Writers:

Richard Caron (novel), Francis Veber (dialogue),

Stars:

Michel Constantin, Michael Lonsdale, Daniel Ivernel

Cast

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

Storyline

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Plot Keywords:

murder | gangster | nude woman murdered | woman shot | sniper | 

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Genres:

Comedy | Crime

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Details

Country:

Italy France

Language:

French

Release Date:

11 February 1972 (France)

Also Known As:

Astynomiki istoria

Company Credits

Production Co:

Gaumont International, Rizzoli Film

Technical Specs

Runtime:

95 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Did You Know?

Soundtracks

"Il était une fois Mariana"
composed by Eddie Vartan
lyrics by Nanette Workman
performed by Nanette Workman

User Reviews

Constantin at his best

This movie is a mixture between gangster movie and comedy. Georges Lautner created a typical french comedy with quite a good portion of violence, drugs, sex and sarcasm.

Michel Constantin plays Campana, a commissar at the drugs bureau of Paris police. He gets an undercover job in Nice to catch an Italian-french mafia boss. As he slips into the identity of a gangster's brother, who was already killed, he has to play the role of a loving husband with child - something that is not so easy for a confirmed single like Campana. Unfortunately American killers chase behind the Nice mafia clan too, in order to get control of french drug trades to USA.

Constantin played Campana very cool, a silent hero that struggles against the police in Nice, the Nice mafia clan, the American killers and American police from the Bureau against Narcotics and dangerous Drugs (BND). There are a lot of sarcastic elements that bases on the French - American "friendship" - very funny for all Europeans.

All in all a great movie to have fun and a good time. Set in scene perfectly by Lautner.