It is 1938 in the French West Africa village of Bourkassa and the one-man police force is tired of being a doormat. In this darkly comic adaptation of Jim Thompson's "POP. 1280," hapless officer Lucien Cordier decides to take the law back into his own rightful hands and rid the town of its human waste. International actress Isabelle Huppert adds a feminine touch to the proceedings as director Bertrand Tavernier and star Philippe Noiret (THE JUDGE AND THE ASSASSIN) reunite for this meditation on the unseemly.
DVD Features:
Region 1
Keep Case
Single Side - Dual Layer - RSDL
Anamorphic Widescreen - 1.66
Letterbox - 1.66
Audio:
Mono - French
Subtitles - English - Optional
Additional Release Material:
Alternate Ending
Production Interviews: Bertrand Tavernier - Director
Trailers: Original Theatrical Trailer
Source Writer
Jim Thompson: American Novelist/Screenwriter
Review 1:
"...In COUP DE TORCHON, director Bernard Tavernier came up with one of his best movies..."
Source: USA Today
p.6E 03/23/2001
Review 2:
"...Metaphysical mystery....A film for grown-ups."
Source: New York Times
p.II:17 01/23/1983
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