Spain / Jul 15, 1974 / Barcelona
1h 35min
Overall average
5.0/10
Plot
Campana, a commissar at the drugs bureau of Paris police gets an undercover job in Nice to catch an Italian-French mafia boss. As he slips into the identity of a gangster's brother, who was already killed, he has to play the role of a loving husband with child - something that is not so easy for a confirmed single like Campana. Unfortunately American killers chase behind the Nice mafia clan too, in order to get control of French drug trades to USA.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Henri Guybet | PJ inspector |
| Robert Castel | Rodriguez, Manoni's man |
| Giuliano Esperanti | Second killer |
| Jean-Jacques Moreau | PJ inspector |
| Charles Southwood | Narcotic Bureau agent |
| Dado Crostarosa | One of the two young Portuguese |
| Jean Luisi | Second taxi driver |
| Fransined | First taxi driver |
| Phyllis Major | Marianne Halifax |
| Ghislain Oyac | Manoni's secretary |
| Paul Clerici | |
| Jeanne Costi | |
| Daniel Auguste | Policeman |
| Pitsolu Dimitrius | |
| Charly Bertoni | Narcotic Bureau agent |
| Hans Vervez | |
| Henri Dugène |
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| Henri Cogan | Jeannot, Manoni's man (uncredited) |
| Alain Delon | Man looking for Rodriguez (uncredited) |
| Pier Paolo Capponi | Ugo (uncredited) |
Genres
CrimeComedy
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Il était une fois un flic... |
| Original language | Français (FR) |
| Spoken languages | Français, Italiano |
| Production countries | France |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Gaumont International, Rizzoli Film |
| Release date | 11 febbraio 1972 |
| Production | Alain Poiré |
| Writer | Georges Lautner, Francis Veber, Richard Caron |
| Editing | Michelle David |
| Cinematography | Maurice Fellous |
| Assistant directors | Claude Vital, Georges Lautner, Annie Maurel |
| Camera operators | Maurice Fellous |
| Additional photography | Maurice Fellous |
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| Production design | Damien Lanfranchi |
| Art direction | Damien Lanfranchi |
| Set decoration | Damien Lanfranchi |
| Music | Eddie Vartan, Louis Hochet |
| Sound | Eddie Vartan, Louis Hochet |
| Costume design | Fernande Hugi |
| Makeup | Fernande Hugi |
| Hairstyling | Fernande Hugi |
Release dates
Limited release
Theatrical release
France / Feb 11, 1972 / TP
Italy / Jun 15, 1972
Sweden / Jul 16, 1972
Denmark / Aug 08, 1972
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Argentina / Aug 10, 1972
Finland / Sep 15, 1972
Germany / Sep 22, 1972 / West Germany
Romania / Oct 25, 1972
Norway / Jan 18, 1973
Poland / Dec 01, 1973
Hungary / May 02, 1974
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