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Availability: Special Order - Usually ships within 3-6 business days. Once you order it, we will order it from our supplier and ship it out to you. We do not bill you for Special Order items until they ship. You cannot cancel Special Order items after purchase. AKA: Colpo Di Spugna || Clean Slate || Clean Up Director: Bertrand Tavernier Released: 1981 [France] Genre: Crime     Sub-Genre: Comedy Keywords:  Africa / African || America || Corruption || Drama || France / French || Police

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Plot:	An inspired rendering of Jim Thompson's pulp novel "Pop. 1280", "Coup de Torchon" (Clean Slate) deftly transplants the story of an inept police chief- turned-heartless killer and his scrappy mistress from the American South to French West Africa.
Overview:	An inspired rendering of Jim Thompson's pulp novel Pop. 1280, Bertrand Tavernier's Coup de torchon (Clean Slate) deftly transplants the story of an inept police chief- turned-heartless killer and his scrappy mistress from the American South to French West Africa. Featuring pitch-perfect performances by Philippe Noiret and Isabelle Huppert, this striking neo-noir straddles the line between violence and lyricism with dark humor and visual elegance.
Cast:	Philippe Noiret  ||  Isabelle Huppert  ||  Jean-Pierre Marielle  ||  Stephane Audran  ||  Guy Marchand  ||  Eddy Mitchell  ||  Irene Skobline (Click any actor to search for more of their movies!)
Running Time:	128 mins. (approx.)
Languages:	French
Subtitles:	ENGLISH
Distributor:	Criterion Collection  [A USA-Based Distributor]
Rating:	UN - "Unrated. This film has not been rated by the review board."
Features:	Anamorphic Widescreen 1.66:1 Bertrand Tavernier Interview Alternate Ending Trailers RSDL DVD-9