Coup de Torchon is a 1981 French crime film directed by Bertrand Tavernier and adapted from Jim Thompson's 1964 novel Pop. 1280. The film changes the novel's setting from an American Southern town to a small town in French West Africa. The film had 2,199,309 admissions in France and was the 16th most attended film of the year. It received the Prix Méliès from the French Syndicate of Cinema Critics as the best French film of 1981.
Coup de Torchon (1981)
Directed by Bertrand Tavernier
Description by Wikipedia
Movie Info
Official Site
Themes
Tags
France, French Colony, Justice, Murder, Racism, Voyeur, West Africa, West Texas
Attributes
Based On: based on novels, Pop. 1280
Narrative Location: Senegal
Narrative Location: Senegal
Alternate Titles
1280 almas
ES
A Lei de Quem Tem o Poder
BR
Auringonpimennys
FI
Baralla
ES
Bourkassa Ourbangui
DK
Čišćenje
YU
Clean Slate
AU
Colpo di spugna
IT
Corrupción (1280 almas)
ES
Coup de torchon
CA, FR, GB, US
Czyste sumienie
PL
Czystka
PL
Der Saustall
DE
En meget moralsk historie
DK
Justiceiro por Conta Própria
PT
Klopjacht
NL
Más allá de la justicia
AR
Nagytakarítás
HU
Rent bord
DK, NO
Rent Bord
SE
Sil Baştan
TR
Solförmörkelsen
FI
To xekatharisma
GR
Το ξεκαθάρισμα
GR
Безупречна репутация
BG
Безупречная репутация
RU
政变
CN