France,
1981, 128 min
Directed by:
Bertrand TavernierCinematography:
Pierre-William GlennComposer:
Philippe SardeCast:
Philippe Noiret, Isabelle Huppert, Jean-Pierre Marielle, Stéphane Audran, Eddy Mitchell, Irène Skobline, Guy Marchand, Michel Beaune, Mamadou Dioumé (more)Plots(1)
It is 1938 in the French West Africa village of Bourkassa and the one-man police force is tired of being a doormat. In this darkly comic adaptation of Jim Thompson's "POP. 1280," hapless officer Lucien Cordier decides to take the law back into his own rightful hands and rid the town of its human waste. (official distributor synopsis)
Awards
- Winner
- Nominations
Academy Awards
- 1983 - Bertrand Tavernier (Best Foreign Language Film)
César Awards
- 1982 - Best Film
- 1982 - Bertrand Tavernier (Best Director)
- 1982 - Philippe Noiret (Best Actor)
- 1982 - Isabelle Huppert (Best Actress)
- 1982 - Jean-Pierre Marielle (Best Supporting Actor)
- 1982 - Eddy Mitchell (Best Supporting Actor)
- 1982 - Stéphane Audran (Best Supporting Actress)
- 1982 - Bertrand Tavernier, Jean Aurenche (Best Screenplay, Original or Adaptation)
- 1982 - Best Editing
- 1982 - Best Production Design
San Sebastián International Film Festival
- 1982 - Bertrand Tavernier (Official Selection)