The Cop

The Cop

Judge...Jury...and Executioner!

R 1970 · 95 min · ★ 6.3 · Drama, Crime, Thriller

A crackdown on drugs leads a burned out cop to take the law into his own hands and seek revenge against villainous drug dealers. Word comes down from above that the United States feels French authorities have been lax on their arrests of the dealers. A violent action feature finds the harried inspector battling his colleagues as much as the criminal element targeted for extermination.

Directed by Yves Boisset · Written by Yves Boisset

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