
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
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