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Cops Is Cops

Original title: Il était une fois un flic...
  • 19721972
  • 1h 35m
IMDb RATING
6.2/10
651
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Cops Is Cops (1972)
ComedyCrime
For a special mission to destroy drug dealers in Nice, hardcore bachelor inspector Campana has to don the role of a married man with a child. He adjusts himself well but will have to fight a... Read allFor a special mission to destroy drug dealers in Nice, hardcore bachelor inspector Campana has to don the role of a married man with a child. He adjusts himself well but will have to fight a lot before being able to achieve final victory.For a special mission to destroy drug dealers in Nice, hardcore bachelor inspector Campana has to don the role of a married man with a child. He adjusts himself well but will have to fight a lot before being able to achieve final victory.
IMDb RATING
6.2/10
651
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    • Georges Lautner
    • Richard Caron(novel "Ttx 75 en Famille")
    • Francis Veber(dialogue)
    • Georges Lautner(adaptation)
  • Stars
    • Alain Delon(uncredited)
    • Mireille Darc
    • Michel Constantin
    • Georges Lautner
    • Richard Caron(novel "Ttx 75 en Famille")
    • Francis Veber(dialogue)
    • Georges Lautner(adaptation)
  • Stars
    • Alain Delon(uncredited)
    • Mireille Darc
    • Michel Constantin
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    • 5User reviews
    • 4Critic reviews
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    Michel Constantin in Cops Is Cops (1972)
    Mireille Darc, Michel Constantin, and Hervé Hillien in Cops Is Cops (1972)
    Mireille Darc, Michel Constantin, and Hervé Hillien in Cops Is Cops (1972)
    Mireille Darc, Michel Constantin, and Hervé Hillien in Cops Is Cops (1972)
    Mireille Darc, Michel Constantin, and Hervé Hillien in Cops Is Cops (1972)
    Cops Is Cops (1972)
    Mireille Darc in Cops Is Cops (1972)
    Mireille Darc and Michel Constantin in Cops Is Cops (1972)
    Mireille Darc, Michel Constantin, and Hervé Hillien in Cops Is Cops (1972)
    Michel Constantin in Cops Is Cops (1972)
    Georges Lautner and Pierre Rosso in Cops Is Cops (1972)
    Georges Lautner and Pierre Rosso in Cops Is Cops (1972)

    Top cast

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    Alain Delon
    Alain Delon
    • L'homme qui cherche Rodriguez
    • (uncredited)
    Mireille Darc
    Mireille Darc
    • Christine
    Michel Constantin
    Michel Constantin
    • Le commissaire Campana
    Michael Lonsdale
    Michael Lonsdale
    • Le commissaire Lucas
    • (as Michel Lonsdale)
    Daniel Ivernel
    Daniel Ivernel
    • Ligmann
    Venantino Venantini
    Venantino Venantini
    • Felice - le tueur
    Giuliano Esperati
      Hervé Hillien
      Hervé Hillien
      • Bertrand
      Robert Dalban
      Robert Dalban
      • Le commissaire Chauvet…
      Henri Guybet
      Henri Guybet
      • Un inspecteur
      Phyllis Major
      • Marianne Halifax
      Jean-Jacques Moreau
      • Un inspecteur de la PJ
      Charles Southwood
      Charles Southwood
      • Un agent du Narcotic Bureau
      Robert Castel
      • Rodriguez
      Dado Crostarosa
      Jean Luisi
      • Le 2ème chauffeur de taxi
      Fransined
      • Le 1er chauffeur de taxi
      • (as Francined)
      Ghislain Oyac
        • Georges Lautner
        • Richard Caron(novel "Ttx 75 en Famille")
        • Francis Veber(dialogue) (adaptation)
        • Georges Lautner(adaptation)
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      Storyline

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      Did you know

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      • Trivia
        Don't miss, at the seventy third minute, the short appearance of three seconds of Alain Delon as a cameo. He rings at the apartment door where Mireille Darc and her co star Constantin live. His name is not in the credits lines.
      • Connections
        Featured in Cinescope aujourd hui... (1975)
      • Soundtracks
        Il était une fois Mariana
        composed by Eddie Vartan

        lyrics by Nanette Workman

        performed by Nanette Workman

      User reviews5

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      8/10
      This is an enjoyable action cum comedy film directed by Georges Lautner about cops and gangsters.
      French director Georges Lautner had always remained faithful to his image as a director of comedy films.It is with a lot of nostalgia that fans remember films such as 'Les Tontons Flingueurs', 'Le Guignolo', 'Joyeuses Pâques' etc.However,his impressive filmography is also full of films where he combined comedy with crime in order to give viewers something more to enjoy than mere laughter.'There was once a cop' is one such film which makes good use of French city Nice as the setting for a comedy film with shades of action about a tough cop who transforms into a family man in order to get desired results.Director Georges Lautner ensures that there is a good balance between action, comedy and suspense in his film.For this reason,he extracts good performances from actors namely Michel Constantin,Michel Lonsdale and Mireille Darc.He also got invaluable support from screen writer Francis Veber for devising comedy scenes.Lastly,this is a very useful film to understand the mechanism of French police especially in the context of special missions.
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      • FilmCriticLalitRao
      • Sep 27, 2015

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      • Was that really Alain Delon in the door?

      Details

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      • Release date
        • February 11, 1972 (France)
        • France
        • Italy
        • French
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      • Filming locations
        • Nice, Alpes-Maritimes, France
      • Production companies
        • Gaumont International
        • Rizzoli Film
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      • 1 hour 35 minutes
        • Mono

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