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There Once Was a Cop

Campana, a commissar at the drugs bureau of Paris police gets an undercover job in Nice to catch an Italian-French mafia boss. As he slips into the identity of a gangster's brother, who was already killed, he has to play the role of a loving husband with child - something that is not so easy for a confirmed single like Campana. Unfortunately American killers chase behind the Nice mafia clan too, in order to get control of French drug trades to USA.

Top Cast

  • Michael Lonsdale

    Michael Lonsdale

    Commissioner Lucas

  • Michel Constantin

    Michel Constantin

    Commissioner Campana alias Louis Lopez

  • Mireille Darc

    Mireille Darc

    Christine alias Françoise

  • Robert Dalban

    Robert Dalban

    Commissioner Chauvet, Superintendent in Nice

  • Daniel Ivernel

    Daniel Ivernel

    Ligmann

  • Venantino Venantini

    Venantino Venantini

    Felice, killer

  • Hervé Hillien

    Hervé Hillien

    Bertrand, Christine's son

  • Henri Guybet

    Henri Guybet

    PJ inspector

  • Robert Castel

    Robert Castel

    Rodriguez, Manoni's man

Overview

Campana, a commissar at the drugs bureau of Paris police gets an undercover job in Nice to catch an Italian-French mafia boss. As he slips into the identity of a gangster's brother, who was already killed, he has to play the role of a loving husband with child - something that is not so easy for a confirmed single like Campana. Unfortunately American killers chase behind the Nice mafia clan too, in order to get control of French drug trades to USA.

Rating

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