Plot
A pathetic police chief, humiliated by everyone around him, suddenly wants a clean slate in life, and resorts to drastic means to achieve it.
Cast
as Lucien Cordier
as Rose Mercaillou
as Le Peron / Le Peron's twin brother
as Huguette Cordier
as Nono
as Marcel Chavasson
as Vanderbrouck
as Le curé
as Marcaillou
as Leonelli
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Reviews
I did really quite enjoy Philippe Noiret's performance here, but I couldn't help but wonder if Sir Peter Ustinov wouldn't have had fun with this part too. It's all set in French West Africa just before the start of WWII. His town is a small, largely agrarian and provincial one where "Cordier" is the local cop. To be fair, he's a bit of an hopeless case and everyone from his wife "Hugette" (Stépha…