The Police War
The Police War

The Police War

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1979
1h 40m
6.1(45 votes)
Thriller

Overview

Fush and Ballestrat are the heads of each department of the French police. Both have the task of combating serious crime and cleaning up the underworld.

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33 members
Acting

Claude Brasseur

Commissioner Jacques Fush

Claude Brasseur
Acting

Marlène Jobert

Marie Garcin

Marlène Jobert
Acting

Claude Rich

Commissioner Ballestrat

Claude Rich
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Georges Staquet

Millard

Georges Staquet
Acting

Jean-François Stévenin

Capati

Jean-François Stévenin
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Etienne Chicot

Larue

Etienne Chicot
Acting

David Jalil

Djalloud

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Gérard Desarthe

Hector Sarlat

Gérard Desarthe
Acting

Jean Rougerie

Mermoz

Jean Rougerie
Acting

Jean-Pierre Kalfon

Marc

Jean-Pierre Kalfon
Acting

Jacques Lalande

Pralin

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Catherine Rétoré

Artist

Catherine Rétoré
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Rufus

Le Garrec, chicken farmer

Rufus
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Philippe Villiers

Prostitute boy

Philippe Villiers
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Roger Miremont

Lagrange

Roger Miremont
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Franck-Olivier Bonnet

René

Franck-Olivier Bonnet
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Albert Dray

Francis, Sarlat's accomplice

Albert Dray
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Féodor Atkine

Serge Mannékian, accomplice of Sarlat

Féodor Atkine
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Ludmila Mikaël

Judge François

Ludmila Mikaël
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François Périer

Colombani, Chief of police

François Périer
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Luc Bergerac

Charly

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Jacqueline Parent

Prostitute

Jacqueline Parent
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Michel Berto

Man at the counter

Michel Berto
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David Gabison

Brigadier of Police-Secours

David Gabison
Acting

Maurice Illouz

Unknown Role

Maurice Illouz
Acting

Louise Chevalier

Unknown Role

Louise Chevalier
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Sidney Boccara

Unknown Role

Sidney Boccara
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Philippe Klébert

Unknown Role

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Crew

Alain Barbier

Unknown Role

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Daniel Darnault

Unknown Role

Daniel Darnault
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Richard Lemieuvre

Exhibitionist

Richard Lemieuvre
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Sabine Thomas

Fush's daughter

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Dominique Besnehard

Ballestrat man (uncredited)

Dominique Besnehard

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