Ne prends pas les poulets pour des pigeons (1985)
Directed by Jean Rollin

Comedy

Film Synopsis

Cellier and Lesourd are two incompetent police inspectors who are sent by their superintendent, Bricot, to a small village on the Riviera. Their mission is to try to dismantle a heroine trafficking operation which is being run from a factory that manufactures carnival masks - 'try' being the operative word...
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Film Credits

  • Director: Jean Rollin
  • Script: Jean-Claude Benhamou
  • Cinematographer: Quinto Albicocco
  • Music: Jean-Claude Benhamou, Alex Perdigon
  • Cast: Jean-Marie Vauclin (Inspecteur Lesourd), Jean-Claude Benhamou (Inspecteur Cellier), Popeck (Paul le pirate), Michel Galabru (Commissaire Dufresne), Gérard Landry (Blanchard), René Tramoni (Bricot), Brigitte Borghese, Christian Forges, Claudia Silver, Cécile Laligan, Yvette Arnaud
  • Country: France
  • Language: French
  • Support: Color
  • Runtime: 80 min
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