Clean Slate [1981 film] (1981)

by Bertrand Tavernier (Director), Jean Aurenche (Writer)

Other authors: Stéphane Audran (Actor), Isabelle Huppert (Actor), Jean-Pierre Marielle (Actor), Eddy Mitchell (Actor), Philippe Noiret (Actor)

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After Lucien Cordier, the only police officer in a small African village, is ridiculed by the local pimp, cheated on by his wife, and suffers his mistresses being beaten, he begins to get rid of the evil ones in his life.

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Author name	Role	Type of author	Work?	Status
Tavernier, Bertrand	Director	primary author	all editions	confirmed
Aurenche, Jean	Writer	main author	all editions	confirmed
Audran, Stéphane	Actor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Huppert, Isabelle	Actor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Marielle, Jean-Pierre	Actor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Mitchell, Eddy	Actor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Noiret, Philippe	Actor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed

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After Lucien Cordier, the only police officer in a small African village, is ridiculed by the local pimp, cheated on by his wife, and suffers his mistresses being beaten, he begins to get rid of the evil ones in his life.

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