My New Partner
My New Partner, also called Le Cop, is a 1984 French comedy film directed by Claude Zidi that stars Philippe Noiret and Thierry Lhermitte. Noiret plays a streetwise Paris policeman who takes kickbacks from the minor criminals on his beat to allow them to continue but is assigned an idealistic new partner fresh from training. His efforts to enmesh his colleague in the prevailing corruption succeed spectacularly.
Plot
René has spent 20 years policing a tough quarter of Paris. Passionate about betting on horses, his dream being to become an owner, he lives with Simone, a retired prostitute. He knows all the petty crooks on his patch and lets them earn a living in exchange for favours and information. When François, an idealistic young cop from the provinces, is assigned to work alongside him, he tries to teach the new man the facts of big city life. He also fixes him up with an expensive young prostitute, Natacha.
Cast
- Abbes Zahmani
- Albert Simono
- Cheik Doukouré
- Claude Brosset
- François Cadet
- Georges Montillier
- Grace de Capitani
- Guy Kerner
- Hélène Hily
- Henri Attal
- Jacques Ciron
- Jacques Frantz
- Jacques Santi
- Jean Cherlian
- Jean-Claude Bouillaud
- Jean Lanier
- Julien Guiomar
- Louise Chevalier
- Michel Crémadès
- Michel Duchezeau
- Philippe Noiret
- Pierre Baton
- Pierre Frag
- Régine Teyssot
- Régine Zylberberg
- Thierry Lhermitte
- Ticky Holgado
More details
| author | Claude Zidi Didier Kaminka |
|---|---|
| contentLocation | Paris |
| director | Claude Zidi |
| editor | Nicole Saulnier |
| genre | comedy |
| keywords | betting on horse big city city life morning retire young prostitute |
| musicBy | Francis Lai |
| producer | Claude Zidi |
| publisher | AMLF |
| theme | buddy comedy buddy cop noir satirical |