''Parole de flic'' is a 1985 French

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directed by José Pinheiro and produced by and starring

Alain Delon Alain Fabien Maurice Marcel Delon (; born 8 November 1935) is a French actor and filmmaker. He was one of Europe's most prominent actors and screen sex symbols in the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s. In 1985, he won the César Award for Best Actor for h ...

. It marked Delon's return to action films after a period devoted to more intimate films. ''Ne réveillez pas un flic qui dort'' (1988) was the sequel to this film.Der Panther (1985)
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Plot

Daniel Pratt (Alain Delon) is a former police officer living on an African island. When he learns that his daughter has been murdered in

Lyon Lyon,, ; Occitan: ''Lion'', hist. ''Lionés'' also spelled in English as Lyons, is the third-largest city and second-largest metropolitan area of France. It is located at the confluence of the rivers Rhône and Saône, to the northwest of t ...

, he returns to France to avenge her, and brutally kills the perpetrators one by one.

Cast

: Daniel Pratt *

Jacques Perrin Jacques Perrin (born Jacques André Simonet; 13 July 1941 – 21 April 2022) was a French actor and film producer. He was occasionally credited as Jacques Simonet. Early life Jacques André Simonet was born on the Boulevard Port-Royal in P ...

: Stéphane Reiner *

Fiona Gélin Fiona Gélin is a French actress. Born Bénédicte Gélin, the daughter of actor Daniel Gélin, she started her acting career at an early age and made her breakthrough in cinema with the role Inspector Sabine Clément in the 1985 José Pinheiro ...

: Sabine Clément *

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: Dominique Reiner *

Jean-François Stévenin Jean-François Stévenin (; 23 April 194427 July 2021) was a French actor and filmmaker. He appeared in 150 films and television shows since 1968. He starred in the film ''Cold Moon (1991 film), Cold Moon'', which was entered into the 1991 Canne ...

: Sylvain Dubor *

Stéphane Ferrara Stéphane Ferrara (born 25 December 1956) is a French actor and boxer. He appeared in more than sixty films since 1982. Selected filmography References External links * 1956 births Living people French male film actors French male ...

: Abel Salem *

Vincent Lindon Vincent Lindon (born 15 July 1959) is a French actor and filmmaker. For his role in the film '' The Measure of a Man'' (2015), Lindon won Best Actor at the 2015 Cannes Film Festival, Best Actor at the 41st César Awards and the IFFI Best Act ...

: Dax * Dominique Valera: Brice * : Remy

Production

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was the initial scriptwriter, but left the project before completion; the final script was written by Frédéric H. Fajardie and edited by Pinheiro and Delon. Shooting took place in and around Lyons, and in the

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for African scenes. The song "I Don't Know", played over the closing credits, is sung by Alain Delon and

Phyllis Nelson Phyllis Nelson (October 3, 1950 – January 12, 1998) was an American singer, most famous for her 1985 song "Move Closer", which topped the chart in the United Kingdom. Her son is the singer and record producer, Marc Nelson, who was a member of ...

, who had previously appeared in

Jean-Luc Godard Jean-Luc Godard ( , ; ; 3 December 193013 September 2022) was a French-Swiss film director, screenwriter, and film critic. He rose to prominence as a pioneer of the French New Wave film movement of the 1960s, alongside such filmmakers as Fran� ...

's ''Détective'', was a French national champion in boxing.

Release

''Parole de flic'' was released in France on 21 August 1985. The film was also released as ''Cop's Honour'' in the United Kingdom in 1987, and as ''Hot Gun'' in the Philippines on 22 May 1987.

Reception

''Parole de flic'' was a big hit in France, with admissions of 2,517,875.Renaud Soyer
''Parole de flic''
Box Office Story, 7 March 2006

References

External links

* 1980s crime action films 1985 films French crime action films Films produced by Alain Delon French films about revenge Films directed by José Pinheiro 1980s French films {{1980s-France-film-stub