There Once Was a Cop
Seen it?1972 | 95 min | Crime, Comedy
Monday Morning Maybeearly ratingWhy it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With a box office flop and almost no lasting buzz, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for crime fans and anyone who wants a laugh.
- The mood
- Light and funny.
- The pace
- Breezy, at 1 hr 35 min.
- What might put you off
- It's in French, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
- Made in 1972: an older pace and style.
Campana, a commissar at the drugs bureau of Paris police gets an undercover job in Nice to catch an Italian-French mafia boss. As he slips into the identity of a gangster's brother, who was already killed, he has to play the role of a loving husband with child - something that is not so easy for a confirmed single like Campana. Unfortunately American killers chase behind the Nice mafia clan too, in order to get control of French drug trades to USA.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerWeak
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
Not enough engagement data yet
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Cast & crew
Directed by Georges Lautner
- Michael LonsdaleCommissioner Lucas
- Michel ConstantinCommissioner Campana alias Louis Lopez
- Mireille DarcChristine alias Françoise
- Robert DalbanCommissioner Chauvet, Superintendent in Nice
- Daniel IvernelLigmann
- Venantino VenantiniFelice, killer
- Hervé HillienBertrand, Christine's son
- Henri GuybetPJ inspector
- Robert CastelRodriguez, Manoni's man
- Giuliano EsperantiSecond killer