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Let Sleeping Cops Lie also known as Don't Wake a Sleeping Cop (French: ''Ne réveillez pas un flic qui dort'') is a French crime film released in 1988, directed by José Pinheiro, starring Alain Delon and Michel Serrault. The screenplay is written by Alain Delon and José Pinheiro based on the novel „Clause de style“ by Frédéric H. Fajardie.
The movie tells the story of police inspector Eugéne Grindel (Delon) who investigates the secret illegal ultra-right police organization which mete out justice on a fast track.
„Let Sleeping Cops Lie“ is the last film of a group of popular movies released in the 1980s and starring Alain Delon, which share a visual and narrative style, beginning with Jacques Deray's „Three Men to Kill“ (1980). It was the least successfully commercially.
Alain Delon, also being the film’s producer, dedicated the work to the memory of actor Jean Gabin.
Original Release
11/10/1988
US Release
12/14/1988
Cast
Name | Character |
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Alain Delon | Commissaire Eugène Grindel / Eugéne Grindel |
Michel Serrault | Roger Scatti |
Xavier Deluc | Lutz |
Hajni Kapu | Peret / Pèret |
Raymond Gérôme | Cazalieres / chief inspector Cazalières |
Serge Reggiani | Le Stéphanois |
Roxan Gould | Jennifer |
Stéphane Jobert | Spiero |
Consuelo De Haviland | Corinne |
Bernard Farcy | Latueva / Inspector Latueva |
Directors
Writers
Alain Delon, José Pinheiro, Frédéric Fajardie
Cast
Name | Character |
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Alain Delon | Commissaire Eugène Grindel / Eugéne Grindel |
Michel Serrault | Roger Scatti |
Xavier Deluc | Lutz |
Hajni Kapu | Peret / Pèret |
Raymond Gérôme | Cazalieres / chief inspector Cazalières |
Serge Reggiani | Le Stéphanois |
Roxan Gould | Jennifer |
Stéphane Jobert | Spiero |
Consuelo De Haviland | Corinne |
Bernard Farcy | Latueva / Inspector Latueva |
Féodor Atkine | Staedler |
Dominique Valera | Valles |
Bruno Raffaelli | Zelleim |
Nar Sene | Touré |
Daniel Milgram | Danet |
Laurent Gamelon | Homme au bébé |
Rémy Kirch | Ginzbaum |
Guy Cuevas | Bessoni |
Jean-Pierre Jorris | Loermel |
Jacques Mignot | Malleze |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Alain Delon | Producer |
Jacques Bar | Producer |
Daniel Champagnon | Producer |