Inspecteur la Bavure (1980)

User Rating:

6.0/10   

Director:

Claude Zidi

Writers:

Jean Bouchaud (writer)
Claude Zidi (writer)

Release Date:

3 December 1980 (France)

Genre:

Comedy

Plot Keywords:

Paris France | Policeman | Cemetery | Police | Rescue

Cast

Coluche	...	Michel Clément
Gérard Depardieu	...	Roger Morzini (as Depardieu)
Dominique Lavanant	...	Marie-Anne Prossant
Julien Guiomar	...	Vermillot
Alain Mottet	...	Dumeze, directeur de la police
François Perrot	...	Louis Prossant
Jean Bouchaud	...	Inspecteur Zingo
Clément Harari	...	Docteur Haquenbusch
Philippe Khorsand	...	Le satyre Alphonse Rouchard
Martin Lamotte	...	Inspecteur Gaffuri
Dany Saval	...	L'antiquaire
Hubert Deschamps	...	Marcel Watrin
Marthe Villalonga	...	Marthe Clément
Richard Anconina	...	Philou
Féodor Atkine	...	Merlino, le photographe

Also Known As:

Inspector Blunder (International: English title)
Inspector la Bavure (International: English title)

Runtime:

100 min

Country:

France

Language:

French

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.66 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

West Germany:12

Filming Locations:

Paris, France

Company:

France 3 (FR 3)

Movie Connections:

References Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980)

One of Coluche's funniest

The death of Coluche at 42 in an accident was a tragedy for French film lovers. The man had a short, flabby body and a face that never stood out in a crowd. Nathan Lane would be a contemporary equivalent.

Here he's a detective fresh out of the academy (lowest mark in class) who gets the assignment of bodyguard to a spoiled rich girl reporter (wonderful Dominique Lavanant). She's been interviewed on TV and has questioned the virility of a mobster (Depardieu) who then kidnaps her. The usual satirical jabs at the police run throughout the film. It's not as good as Tchao pantin but it's diverting.