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6 / 10 IMDb February 11, 1972 1h 35m
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.
Director
Runtime
1h 35m
Release Date
February 11, 1972
Genre
Crime, Comedy
Status
Released
Languages
French, Italian
Country
France
Producers
Cast
Michael Lonsdale
as Commissioner Lucas
Michel Constantin
as Commissioner Campana alias Louis Lopez
Mireille Darc
as Christine alias Françoise
Robert Dalban
as Commissioner Chauvet, Superintendent in Nice
Daniel Ivernel
as Ligmann
Venantino Venantini
as Felice, killer
Hervé Hillien
as Bertrand, Christine's son
Henri Guybet
as PJ inspector
Robert Castel
as Rodriguez, Manoni's man
Giuliano Esperanti
as Second killer
Jean-Jacques Moreau
as PJ inspector
Charles Southwood
as Narcotic Bureau agent
Dado Crostarosa
as One of the two young Portuguese
Jean Luisi
as Second taxi driver
Fransined
as First taxi driver
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Phyllis Major
as Marianne Halifax
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Ghislain Oyac
as Manoni's secretary
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Paul Clerici
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Jeanne Costi
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Daniel Auguste
as Policeman
Production Companies
Gaumont International
Rizzoli Film
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