Cop or Hood

Name: Cop or Hood
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Thriller
Released: 1979-03-28
Duration: 1 h 47 min
Rating: 6.3
Cast: Jean-Paul Belmondo, Georges Géret, Claude Brosset, Jean-François Balmer, Tony Kendall

1979·Movie·107 min·★ 6.3(208)

Comedy Crime Thriller More French titles

When the local police inspector was found dead in a prostitute's house, police division commissioner Stan Borowitz is sent to investigate the situation. Posing as the prostitute's long-lost brother "Antonio Cerruti," he discovers a mare's nest of police corruption. In fact, in this comedy thriller the whole town is corrupt. If they were closely examined, Stan's methods for pursuing this investigation might embarrass the police. For instance, he drives into a criminal's house in a fancy, expensive race car. In another incident, he callously blows up a casino owned by Musard , one of the town's crime bosses. On that occasion, he first forces Musard to remove his clothes, and the poor criminal watches his casino explode from across the square while standing naked in a phone booth. Meanwhile, Stan seduces the lovely Edmonde.

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About Cop or Hood

Cop or Hood is a 1979 French-language comedy, crime and thriller film directed by Georges Lautner. The cast is led by Jean-Paul Belmondo, Georges Géret, Claude Brosset. It has a runtime of 1h 47m. Viewers rate it 6.3/10 across 200 ratings. In United States, it is currently streaming on Kanopy, Hoopla.

Cop or Hood was produced by Gaumont and Cerito Films and made in France. It was released on March 28, 1979.

Director: Georges Lautner
Writers: Michel Audiard
Release date: March 28, 1979
Original language: French
Status: Released
Country: France
Production: Gaumont, Cerito Films

Cop or Hood cast & crew

Cop or Hood was directed by Georges Lautner and written by Michel Audiard.

The cast features Jean-Paul Belmondo as Divisional Commissioner Stanislas Borovitz / Antonio Cerutti, Georges Géret as Théodore Musard Aka 'L'Auvergnat', Claude Brosset as Achille Volfoni, Aka 'Le Corse', Jean-François Balmer as Inspector Georges Massard, Tony Kendall as Inspector Rey, and Michel Beaune as Marcel Langlois.

Behind the camera, the score was composed by Philippe Sarde, cinematography is by Henri Decaë, and it was produced by Jean-Paul Belmondo.

Is Cop or Hood worth watching?

Cop or Hood holds an audience score of 6.3/10 from 208 ratings, a solidly received comedy films.

At 1h 47m, it's a standard feature-length watch.

If you enjoy comedy, crime, and thriller, Cop or Hood is worth a place on your watchlist.

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