The Police War (1979)
- Original title
- La Guerre des polices
- Directed by
- Robin Davis
- Genre
- drama film, crime film
- Country
- France
- Runtime
- 1h 40m
- Rated
- 16
- Rating
- 6.2 of 10 from 46 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
Two rival police divisions in France compete to capture a notorious gangster. Their internal conflict turns deadly as each group tries to take down the criminal first.
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What happens
The Police War (French: La guerre des polices) is a French police drama film directed by Robin Davis and starring Claude Brasseur, Claude Rich and Marlène Jobert. The French title (literally: "the war of the polices") refers to the rivalry between the two divisions of the French police force: the Territorial Brigade and the Anti-Gang Brigade. The film is loosely based on the real-life competition between French police divisions to capture gangster Jacques Mesrine, who was considered at the time France's public enemy number one. Mesrine was shot dead by police ten days before the film's release, generating public curiosity and helping the film become a box-office success in France. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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