A detective, fresh out of the academy (lowest mark in class), gets the assignment to bodyguard a spoiled rich girl reporter. She's been interviewed on TV and has questioned the virility of a mobster who kidnaps her later.
Cast
Coluche
Trainee inspector Michel Clément / Commissioner Jules Clément
Gérard Depardieu
Roger Morzini, public enemy number 1
Dominique Lavanant
Marie-Anne Prossant, journalist
Julien Guiomar
Divisional commissioner Vermillot
Alain Mottet
Dumeze, police director
François Perrot
Louis Prossant, press magnate and father of Marie-Anne
Jean Bouchaud
Inspector Zingo
Clément Harari
Doctor Haquenbusch
Philippe Khorsand
Alphonse Rouchard, rapist of the little girl on the canal
Hubert Deschamps
Inspector Marcel Watrin
Martin Lamotte
Inspector Gaffuri
Dany Saval
Antique dealer
Marthe Villalonga
Marthe Clément, Michel's mother
Richard Anconina
Philou, friend of Michel
Féodor Atkine
Merlino, photographer
Richard Bohringer
Anthropometry Service Cop
Jeanne Herviale
Denise Morzini, mother of Roger
Michel Puterflam
Gégé, bartender and partner of Michel at pétanque
Louison Roblin
Lawyer of the little girl victim of Rouchard
Christian Spillemaecker
Zibet, student inspector
Rémy Azzolini
Goniometry specialist
Gérard Holtz
TV presenter
Nicholas Bang
English customer
Gaëtan Bloom
Tramp
Gérard Cailleux
Guitarist
André Chaumeau
Investigating judge
Bouboule
'The elegant'
Gérard Couderc
Inspector
Monique Couturier
Cashier at Fouquet's
Hélène Zidi
Sarah
Gabriel Gobin
Satyr's lawyer
Gérard Guit
Waiter at Fouquet's
Youssef Hamid
Mustapha
Dominique Hulin
Inspector 'Presse-purée'
Henri Lambert
'Pierrot le fou'
Patrick Laurent
Loulou, friend of Michel
Jack Lenoir
Accomplice of Morzini
Jean-Paul Lilienfeld
Libenstein, student inspector
Yves Morgan-Jones
Gendarmerie captain
Michel Pilorgé
'The sheep'
Pierre Plessis
Charlie, seasoned police inspector
Amélie Prévost
Saleswoman at "Nina Ricci"
Roger Riffard
Parking valet
Gilbert Robin
Prosecutor
Jean-Michel Vaguelsy
TV set assistant
Huguette Vergne
Mrs. Prossant, wife of Louis and mother of Marie-Anne
Patrick Zard
Luis, friend of Michel
Hippolyte Girardot
Friend of Michel Clément (uncredited)
Michel Berreur
Accomplice of Morzini (uncredited)
Maria Laborit
Host of the show “Nous les femmes” (uncredited)
Jean Martin
Examination policeman (uncredited)
Crew
Claude Zidi
Director, Writer
Jean Bouchaud
Writer
Nicole Saunier
Editor
Henri Decaë
Director of Photography
Pierre Grunstein
Executive Producer
Claude Berri
Producer
Jean-Baptiste Poirot
Production Design
Françoise Combadière
Casting
Corinne Jorry
Costume Design
Didier Lavergne
Key Makeup Artist
Dominique Hennequin
Sound Mixer
Bernard Aubouy
Sound
Vladimir Cosma
Original Music Composer
Danièle Desouches
Script Supervisor
Rémy Julienne
Stunts
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