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Cop au Vin

Cop au Vin

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Cop au Vin

1985

1h 50m

6.1(107 votes)

Crime

Mystery

Thriller

Overview

Unorthodox detective Jean Lavardin is called to a provincial French town after a prank turns deadly.

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mk2 Films

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Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Jean Poiret

Jean Poiret

Inspecteur Jean Lavardin

Stéphane Audran

Stéphane Audran

Madame Cuno

Michel Bouquet

Michel Bouquet

Hubert Lavoisier

Lucas Belvaux

Lucas Belvaux

Louis Cuno

Jean Topart

Jean Topart

Docteur Philippe Morasseau

Pauline Lafont

Pauline Lafont

Henriette

Caroline Cellier

Caroline Cellier

Anna Foscarie

Josephine Chaplin

Josephine Chaplin

Delphine Moreasseau

Andrée Tainsy

Andrée Tainsy

Marthe

Jean-Claude Bouillaud

Jean-Claude Bouillaud

Gérard Filiol

Creative team

Directed by: Claude Chabrol
Written by: Dominique Roulet
Claude Chabrol
Produced by: Marin Karmitz

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