Inspector Blunder (1980)
"Inspecteur la Bavure" (original title)

Director:

Claude Zidi

Writers:

Jean Bouchaud, Claude Zidi

Stars:

Coluche, Gérard Depardieu, Dominique Lavanant

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Coluche	...	L'inspecteur stagiaire Michel Clément / L'inspecteur Jules Clément - son père - un héros de la police
Gérard Depardieu	...	Roger Morzini - l'ennemi public N°1 (as Depardieu)
Dominique Lavanant	...	Marie-Anne Prossant - une journaliste
Julien Guiomar	...	Le commissaire-divisionnaire Vermillot
Alain Mottet	...	Dumeze - le directeur de la police
François Perrot	...	Louis Prossant - un magnat de la presse - le père de Marie-Anne
Jean Bouchaud	...	Inspecteur Zingo
Clément Harari	...	Le docteur Haquenbusch - le chirurgien du milieu
Philippe Khorsand	...	Le satyre Alphonse Rouchard
Martin Lamotte	...	Inspecteur Gaffuri
Dany Saval	...	L'antiquaire
Hubert Deschamps	...	Marcel Watrin - un inspecteur proche de la retraite
Marthe Villalonga	...	Marthe Clément
Richard Anconina	...	Philou
Féodor Atkine	...	Merlino, le photographe

Storyline

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Plot Keywords:

police inspector | detective | public enemy number one | kidnapping | mother son relationship | 

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Genres:

Comedy

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Details

Country:

France

Language:

French

Release Date:

3 December 1980 (France)

Also Known As:

Inspector la Bavure

Filming Locations:

Paris, France

Company Credits

Production Co:

France 3 (FR 3), Renn Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

100 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.66 : 1

Did You Know?

Connections

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

User Reviews

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.