Cop or Hood
6.5
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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Cast
31 people
Jean-Paul Belmondo
Divisional Commissioner Stanislas Borovitz / Antonio Cerutti
Known for
Breathless
Pierrot le Fou
Georges Géret
Théodore Musard Aka 'L'Auvergnat'
Known for
Diary of a Chambermaid
Weekend at Dunkirk
Claude Brosset
Achille Volfoni, Aka 'Le Corse'
Known for
OSS 117: Cairo, Nest of Spies
My New Partner
Jean-François Balmer
Inspector Georges Massard
Known for
In the House
Madame Bovary
Tony Kendall
Inspector Rey
Known for
Attack of the Blind Dead
The Whip and the Body
Michel Beaune
Marcel Langlois
Known for
The Professional
The Loner
Catherine Lachens
Mrs. Simone Langlois
Known for
French Twist
French Cuisine
Julie Jézéquel
Charlotte
Known for
Tandem
Michel Galabru
Commissioner Grimaud
Known for
Asterix and Obelix Take On Caesar
The Gendarme and the Creatures from Outer Space
Juliette Mills
Mrs. Bertrand, Widow of Commissioner Bertrand
Known for
Dog Day
Venantino Venantini
Mario, Shot of 'L'Auvergnat'
Known for
The Sucker
The Restaurant
Charles Gérard
Cazauban
Known for
The Toy
Money Money Money
Georges Lautner Director · Michel Audiard Writer Michel Grisolia Author
Worldwide gross $30M · Budget $2.3M · United States release April 4, 1979
Box office
Budget
$2,300,000
Worldwide gross
$29,600,000
Gross vs. budget
12.9×
Production
Gaumont
Production · Studio
Cerito Films
Production
France
Produced in
Languages
Original title
Flic ou Voyou
Original language
French
Spoken on screen
Czech · French · Hungarian
Release dates
France · March 28, 1979
Theatrical
United States · April 4, 1979
Theatrical
Denmark
September 21, 1979 · Theatrical
France
January 3, 2001 · Physical · DVD
January 1, 2020 · Physical · Blu-ray
February 3, 2026 · TV · Paris Première
Germany
June 21, 1979 · Theatrical · West Germany
Greece
December 31, 1991 · TV
Hungary
August 27, 1981 · Theatrical
Japan
November 22, 1980 · Theatrical
Netherlands
December 21, 1979 · Theatrical
Norway
September 13, 1979 · Theatrical
Philippines
January 15, 1981 · Theatrical
Poland
January 1, 1981 · Theatrical
Portugal
October 4, 1979 · Theatrical
Romania
August 4, 1979 · Theatrical · la „Sala Mare a Palatului” din capitală
Russia
January 1, 1981 · Theatrical
Spain
September 19, 1979 · Theatrical
Türkiye
November 1, 1981 · Theatrical
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