For a Cop's Hide
6.4
Victim of manipulation, Cop Choucas is wanted for two murders and searched for by every cop in town.
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Cast
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Alain Delon
Choucas
Known for
Le Samouraï
Le Cercle Rouge
Anne Parillaud
Charlotte
Known for
Nikita
The Man in the Iron Mask
Daniel Ceccaldi
Coccioli
Known for
Lucky Luke: The Ballad of the Daltons
Bed and Board
Jean-Pierre Darras
Commissaire Chauffard
Known for
A Pain in the Ass
Asterix vs. Caesar
Xavier Depraz
Kasper
Known for
A Pain in the Ass
Lucky Luke: The Ballad of the Daltons
Jacques Rispal
Professeur Bachhoffer
Known for
The Cat
Going Places
Gérard Hérold
Pradier
Known for
The Seventh Company Outdoors
My Father the Hero
Pierre Belot
Jude, le pharmacien
Known for
Santa Claus Is a Stinker
The Last Metro
Annick Alane
Isabelle Pigot
Known for
The Count of Monte Cristo
The Three Brothers
Pascale Roberts
Renée Mouzon
Known for
The Common Man
Marius and Jeannette
Jean Barney
Le premier ricaneur
Known for
Ulysses 31
How Much Do You Love Me?
Etienne Chicot
Le second ricaneur
Known for
The Da Vinci Code
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Alain Delon Director · Christopher Frank Writer Jean-Patrick Manchette Author
Worldwide gross $18M · First release September 9, 1981 · Produced in France
Box office
Worldwide gross
$17,800,000
Production
Adel Productions
Production
France
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Original title
Pour la peau d'un flic
Original language
French
Spoken on screen
French
Release dates
France · September 9, 1981
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
France
August 14, 2025 · Digital · France•tv
June 2, 2026 · TV · Paris Première
Germany
February 19, 1982 · Theatrical
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