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To Kill a Cop

Original title: Pour la peau d'un flic
  • 1981
  • Not Rated
  • 1h 45m
IMDb RATING
6.4/10
2.4K
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Alain Delon and Anne Parillaud in To Kill a Cop (1981)
ActionCrimeRomanceThriller

Victim of manipulation, Cop Choucas is wanted for two murders and searched for by every cop in town.Victim of manipulation, Cop Choucas is wanted for two murders and searched for by every cop in town.Victim of manipulation, Cop Choucas is wanted for two murders and searched for by every cop in town.

  • Director
    • Alain Delon
  • Writers
    • Jean-Patrick Manchette
    • Alain Delon
    • Christopher Frank
  • Stars
    • Alain Delon
    • Mireille Darc
    • Anne Parillaud
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    6.4/10
    2.4K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Alain Delon
    • Writers
      • Jean-Patrick Manchette
      • Alain Delon
      • Christopher Frank
    • Stars
      • Alain Delon
      • Mireille Darc
      • Anne Parillaud
    • 10User reviews
    • 10Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    Alain Delon
    Alain Delon
    • Choucas
    Mireille Darc
    Mireille Darc
    • La Grande sauterelle
    • (uncredited)
    Anne Parillaud
    Anne Parillaud
    • Charlotte
    Daniel Ceccaldi
    Daniel Ceccaldi
    • Coccioli
    Jean-Pierre Darras
    Jean-Pierre Darras
    • Commissaire Chauffard
    Xavier Depraz
    • Kasper
    Jacques Rispal
    Jacques Rispal
    • Professeur Bachhoffer
    Gérard Hérold
    • Pradier
    • (as Gerard Herold)
    Pierre Belot
    • Jude, le pharmacien
    Annick Alane
    • Isabelle Pigot
    Pascale Roberts
    Pascale Roberts
    • Renée Mouzon
    Jean Barney
    • Le premier ricaneur
    Etienne Chicot
    Etienne Chicot
    • Le second ricaneur
    Willy Holt
    • L'homme qui a tué Fanch Tanguy
    Michel Auclair
    Michel Auclair
    • Haymann
    Michel Berreur
    • Pérez
    Philippe Castelli
    • Jean le barman
    Max Desrau
    • Le capitaine Melis-Sanz
    • Director
      • Alain Delon
    • Writers
      • Jean-Patrick Manchette
      • Alain Delon
      • Christopher Frank
    • All cast & crew
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    User reviews10

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    8air-koryo

    Not a Classic by far but an Extremely Fun Thriller

    Sometimes we need to get reminded that even cheaply produced movies can be great fun. Alain Delon's Director Debut here comes as a thirteen in a dozen French "policier" flick. The difference is that the actors are obviously having great fun on the set while the movie is presented with a well mixed variety of Violence, fun and some smart lines.

    Alain Delon is cool on camera and even behind the camera. A smart fun but further unmemorable film. Alain continued to direct his next to films as well (although only credited for le battant).

    Pour la peau d'un flic is an inseparable part of my Delon movie collection.
    8neil57

    Fast paced and unexpectedly funny crime drama

    Despite some extreme violence (shootings at close range, rape of one of the main characters), there is a surprising amount of humor in this picture. I wonder if this was Delon's way of moving away from the sometimes humorless approach taken in his films with J-P Melville. It also features a nice performance by a very young Anne Parillaud.
    6FilmCriticLalitRao

    A true representative of French cinema made in eighties.

    French cinema of nineteen eighties was known for its numerous popular films which gave a new dimension to box office collections."Pour La Peau D'Un Flic" is one such film which is not so much known by ordinary film viewers both in France and elsewhere.This might have something to do with the manner in which this film was distributed. It is sure that loyal Alain Delon fans would be aware that this film marked the beginning of his directorial career in 1981.Alain Delon gives one of his career's finest performances as a detective who would go to any length in order to bring cold blooded criminals to justice.As a film director he has not fought shy of portraying what ails police forces in France.In "Pour La Peau D'Un Flic",policemen are shown as real human beings with their fair share of weaknesses.Alain Delon's acting performance has too many shades of similarities with American actor Al Pacino although it would be politically incorrect to suggest such a comparison.This is a good film for all those people who would like to see Alain Delon both as an actor as well as a director in a same film.
    5Zuri

    watchable Delon thriller

    Ex-cop is after a drug pusher gang. Completely average thriller starring and directed by Alain Delon. If you don't feel like losing or winning anything, watch this film. A short cameo by beautiful French actress Brigitte Lahaie might get many a heart pumping. Apart from that, the movie isn't too exciting. At least it's not really boring.
    8gianmarcoronconi

    NIce

    This is not a real review, it should be taken more as a collection of impressions on the film.

    Very simple film but at the same time very beautiful and intriguing. Classic detective story with the usual conspiracy stuff to pull the threads of this story which would like to be very convoluted but is quite simple even if with some small plot holes which make some passages complex to understand or even real forcing done just to make everything proceed otherwise it would have been almost impossible to continue. So all in all the film is very nice, it's a shame about the small plot holes but you can get over it by looking at the film as a whole.

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    • Trivia
      Dedicated by Alain Delon to "J-P M.", aka director Jean-Pierre Melville.
    • Goofs
      [Around 01:03:xx] When Choucas avoid the police road blocking, the white BMW which is chasing him crashes in a Renault 5 and we can clearly see that its right front broke on the impact. A few seconds later, as they still chase Choucas (who takes the highway on the wrong way), the BMW is undamaged.
    • Connections
      Referenced in The Last Horror Film (1982)
    • Soundtracks
      Bensonhurst Blues
      Written by Artie Kaplan and Artie Kornfeld

      Performed by Oscar Benton

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    • Release date
      • September 9, 1981 (France)
    • Country of origin
      • France
    • Language
      • French
    • Also known as
      • For a Cop's Hide
    • Filming locations
      • Rue de l'Abbé Gillet, Paris 16, Paris, France(Choucas office and apartment)
    • Production company
      • Adel Productions
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 45 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.66 : 1

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