Les ripoux

Mar 8 1985 R 1h 47m
Comedy, Crime

A streetwise Paris policeman who takes kickbacks from the minor criminals on his beat to allow them to continue is assigned an idealistic new partner fresh from police academy. He sets out to corrupt him...

Plot

Rene is a "ripou", a rotten cop who makes ends meet by accepting bribes, presents and free drinks from the people he should be putting in jail. When his partner retires, he must team up with Francois, a young police school graduate with a righteous attitude. He is hard to break and Rene has to trick him. He introduces Francois to a charming girl and forgets to mention she's a prostitute. Now Rene has something against Francois he can use in case his partner should want to reveal Rene's little commerce with the underworld. The partners ultimately become friends, get one another out of a tough situation, and manage to gather enough money to buy Rene his lifelong dream: a small café near the horse tracks.

Written by

Claude Zidi, Simon Michaël, Didier Kaminka

Directed by

Claude Zidi

Production Countries

France

Production Companies

Films 7

Languages

Français

Awards

3 wins & 2 nominations total

Scores
# of Votes
5,295
Average Rating
7.2 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA