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The Police War

The Police War
Directed by Robin Davis
Produced by Véra Belmont
Written by Robin Davis
Jean-Patrick Manchette
Jean-Marie Guillaume
Jacques Labib
Patrick Laurent
Starring Claude Brasseur
Claude Rich
Music by Jean-Marie Sénia
Cinematography Ramón F. Suárez
Edited by José Pinheiro
Production
company
Les Productions Jacques Roitfeld
Stéphan Films
Distributed by UGC
Release date
November 14, 1979
Running time
100 minutes
Language French
Box office $13.5 million

The Police War (or La guerre des polices) is a French drama, crime film directed by Robin Davis.

The team of Balestra Commissioner, territorial brigade, wait six in the morning to trap Sarlat, public enemy No. 1. But Fush and men of the anti-gang arrive and Ballestrat does not want their presence. A policeman died and Sarlat is still free. The head of the Interior Ministry's office gives Ballestrat order to cooperate with the anti-gang. But this is a separate group they will continue Sarlat. Fush is also about to catch it when a woman betrayed by the territorial brigade, Marie, with whom he has forged friendly relations. Both brigades will clash constantly up to declare "the font war." Fush tends to Sarlat first trap fails. He resigned. But when Sarlat, following a new ambush, still missed, takes a policeman - Capati - hostage Fush intervenes and kills the off-the-law before succumbing in turn.



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