Parole de flic

Parole de flic is a 1985 French crime film directed by José Pinheiro and produced by and starring Alain Delon. It marked Delon's return to action films after a period devoted to more intimate films.

Parole de flic
Directed by	José Pinheiro
Written by	Philippe Setbon, Frédéric H. Fajardie
Screenplay by	Alain Delon Frédéric H. Fajardie José Pinheiro
Produced by	Alain Delon
Cinematography	Richard Andry, Jean-Jacques Tarbès
Edited by	Claire Pinheiro
Music by	Pino Marchese
Production company	Adel
Distributed by	UGC Distribution
Release date	21 August 1985 (1985-08-21)
Running time	98 minutes
Country	France
Language	French

Ne réveillez pas un flic qui dort (1988) was the sequel to this film.^[1]

Plot

Daniel Pratt (Alain Delon) is a former police officer living on an African island. When he learns that his daughter has been murdered in Lyon, he returns to France to avenge her, and brutally kills the perpetrators one by one.^[1]

Cast

• Alain Delon: Daniel Pratt
• Jacques Perrin: Stéphane Reiner
• Fiona Gélin: Sabine Clément
• Éva Darlan: Dominique Reiner
• Jean-François Stévenin: Sylvain Dubor
• Stéphane Ferrara: Abel Salem
• Vincent Lindon: Dax
• Dominique Valera: Brice
• Jean-Yves Chatelais [fr]: Remy^[2]

Production

Philippe Setbon was the initial scriptwriter, but left the project before completion; the final script was written by Frédéric H. Fajardie and edited by Pinheiro and Delon. Shooting took place in and around Lyons, and in the People's Republic of Congo for African scenes.

The song "I Don't Know", played over the closing credits, is sung by Alain Delon and Phyllis Nelson.

Stéphane Ferrara, who had previously appeared in Jean-Luc Godard's Détective, was a French national champion in boxing.^[3]

Release

Parole de flic was released in France on 21 August 1985. The film was also released as Cop's Honour in the United Kingdom in 1987,^[4][5] and as Hot Gun in the Philippines on 22 May 1987.^[6][7]

Reception

Parole de flic was a big hit in France, with admissions of 2,517,875.^[8]