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41 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
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Cop au Vin
1985 1h 50m FR
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★6.1TMDB · 112
CrimeMysteryThriller
Synopsis
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Unorthodox detective Jean Lavardin is called to a provincial French town after a prank turns deadly.
“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”
Cast
Jean Poiret
Inspecteur Jean Lavardin
Stéphane Audran
Madame Cuno
Michel Bouquet
Hubert Lavoisier
Lucas Belvaux
Louis Cuno
Jean Topart
Docteur Philippe Morasseau
Pauline Lafont
Henriette
Caroline Cellier
Anna Foscarie
Josephine Chaplin
Delphine Moreasseau
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Claude Chabrol
- Writers
- Dominique Roulet, Claude Chabrol
- Languages
- English, French
- Countries
- France
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WORLD
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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, French.
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CINEMA
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Part of the "Inspector Lavardin Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
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DIRECTOR
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Directed by Claude Chabrol, shot by Jean Rabier. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
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DIRECTOR
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Original score by Matthieu Chabrol. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
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DIRECTOR
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Editor Monique Fardoulis shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
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CAST
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Jean Poiret and Stéphane Audran and Michel Bouquet carry the top of the cast.
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WILD
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IMDB entry: tt0089832 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
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The take
Claude Chabrol directs. Jean Rabier behind the camera. Matthieu Chabrol scores. Monique Fardoulis cuts. Produced in France. Dialogue in English, French.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 141 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
- 2Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, French.
- 3Part of the "Inspector Lavardin Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
- 4Directed by Claude Chabrol, shot by Jean Rabier. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 5Original score by Matthieu Chabrol. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
- 6Editor Monique Fardoulis shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
- 7Jean Poiret and Stéphane Audran and Michel Bouquet carry the top of the cast.
- 8IMDB entry: tt0089832 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
The technical file
- Cinematography
- Jean Rabier
- Original score
- Matthieu Chabrol
- Editing
- Monique Fardoulis
- Production design
- Françoise Benoît-Fresco
- Costume design
- Magali Fustier-Dray
- Makeup / hair
- Brigitte Delouis
- Runtime
- 110 min · 1h 50m
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- FR
- Certification (US)
- TP
Part of
Inspector Lavardin Collection
Collection of films featuring the character of Inspector Lavardin, played by Jean Poiret.
Also by
Claude Chabrol
Trailers & featurettes
Watch the pieces
Production companies
Who made it
MK2 Productions
FR
Key crew
- ProducerMarin Karmitz
- NovelDominique Roulet
- EditorMonique Fardoulis
- Sound AssistantJean-Pierre Duret
- GripDominique Robert
- Sound EngineerJean-Bernard Thomasson
- Still PhotographerMicheline Pelletier
- AdministrationSylvie Chevereau-Marchais
- Makeup ArtistBrigitte Delouis
- Unit ManagerBernard Morel
- ElectricianClaude Rouxel
- HairstylistAlice Schwartz
- Assistant DirectorAurore Chabrol
- ElectricianMaurice Estival
- ElectricianJean Fleury
- Assistant CameraJean-Marc Rabier
- HairstylistGiselle Hadjadj
- Assistant DirectorMichel Dupuy
- Key GripJean-Baptiste Dutreix
- Camera OperatorMichel Thiriet
- Script SupervisorAurore Chabrol
- Assistant DirectorPierre-François Dumeniaud
- Assistant EditorAngela Braga-Mermet
- ConductorMichel Ganot
Themes & keywords
What it's about, really
- estate agent
- corruption
- province
- inspector
Release history · US
When it landed
- Theatrical1985-04-10TP
- TV2026-04-06· France•3
Also known as
International titles
- Chicken with VinegarUS
- Una morte di troppoIT
- Hühnchen in EssigDE
- Назойливый полицейскийSU
- Назойливый полицейскийRU
- Цыпленок под уксусомRU
- Цыпленок под уксусомSU
