My New Partner
1984 · 107 min · ★ 6.6 · Comedy
A streetwise Paris policeman who takes kickbacks from the minor criminals on his beat to allow them to continue is assigned an idealistic new partner fresh from police academy. He sets out to corrupt him...
Directed by Claude Zidi · Written by Didier Kaminka
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Philippe Noiret René Boirond -
Thierry Lhermitte François Lesbuche -
Régine Simone -
Grace de Capitani Natacha -
Claude Brosset Vidal -
Albert Simono Inspecteur Leblanc -
Jacques Santi IGS -
Pierre Frag Pierrot - B Bernard Bijaoui Camoun
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Henri Attal Dédé la Mitraille -
Jean Lanier L'officiel -
Julien Guiomar Commissioner Bloret
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