A Cop
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66% Critic Match

A Cop

6.6 / 10 1972 1h 40mNR French
CrimeThriller

Storyline

A Parisian police chief has an affair, but unbeknownst to him, the boyfriend of the woman he’s having an affair with is a bank robber planning a heist.

Cast & Crew

Alain Delon

Alain Delon

Commissioner Édouard Coleman

Lead
Richard Crenna

Richard Crenna

Simon

Catherine Deneuve

Catherine Deneuve

Cathy

Riccardo Cucciolla

Riccardo Cucciolla

Paul Weber

Michael Conrad

Michael Conrad

Louis Costa

Paul Crauchet

Paul Crauchet

Morand

Simone Valère

Simone Valère

Weber's Wife

André Pousse

André Pousse

Marc Albouis

What People Are Saying

4.0
A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Jean-Pierre Melville's vision lands with breathtaking precision.
Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
3.0
Every frame feels alive. A Cop is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker