Cop au Vin
6.5
Unorthodox detective Jean Lavardin is called to a provincial French town after a prank turns deadly.
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2 films
Cast
16 people
Jean Poiret
Inspecteur Jean Lavardin
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Stéphane Audran
Madame Cuno
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Michel Bouquet
Hubert Lavoisier
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The Toy
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Lucas Belvaux
Louis Cuno
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Madame Bovary
Jean Topart
Docteur Philippe Morasseau
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Pauline Lafont
Henriette
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L'été en pente douce
Caroline Cellier
Anna Foscarie
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Didier
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Josephine Chaplin
Delphine Moreasseau
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The Canterbury Tales
Jack the Ripper
Andrée Tainsy
Marthe
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Fantomas
Under the Sand
Jean-Claude Bouillaud
Gérard Filiol
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Jacques Frantz
Alexandre Duteil
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Dominique Zardi
Henri Rieutord, Chef de Poste
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Delicatessen
Claude Chabrol Director · Dominique Roulet Writer Matthieu Chabrol Composer
Worldwide gross $5.7M · First release April 10, 1985 · Produced in France
Box office
Worldwide gross
$5,700,000
Production
MK2 Productions
Production
mk2 Films
Production
France
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Languages
Original title
Poulet au vinaigre
Original language
French
Spoken on screen
English · French
Release dates
France · April 10, 1985
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
France
April 6, 2026 · TV · France•3
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