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Coup de Torchon
Coup de Torchon is a 1981 French film adaptation of Jim Thompson's 1964 novel "Pop. 1280", directed by Bertrand Tavernier. The film changes the novel's setting from a West Texas oil boom town to a small town in French West Africa. The film had 2,199,309 admissions in France and was the 16th most attended film of the year.
Plot.
In a little town in French West Africa in 1938, Lucien Cordier is the only policeman. Unable or unwilling to impose his authority
Actor:Michel Serrault, for "Garde à vue"Patrick Dewaere, for "Beau-père"Philippe Noiret, for "Coup de Torchon"Michel Piccoli, for "Une étrange affaire"
- Best Actress:Isabelle Adjani, for "Possession"Isabelle Huppert, for "Coup de Torchon"Fanny Ardant, for "La Femme d'à côté"Catherine Deneuve, for "Hôtel des Amériques"
- Best Supporting Actor:Guy Marchand, for "Garde à vue"Jean-Pierre Marielle, for "Coup de Torchon"Eddy Mitchell, for "Coup de Torchon"Gérard Lanvin, for "