To Kill a Cop

1981 French film by Alain Delon
Movie film Q1513821
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Summary

To Kill a Cop is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (155 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • To Kill a Cop's instance of is recorded as film[3].
  • To Kill a Cop was directed by Alain Delon[4].
  • Alain Delon wrote the screenplay for To Kill a Cop[5].
  • Jean-Patrick Manchette wrote the screenplay for To Kill a Cop[6].
  • To Kill a Cop's composer is recorded as Oscar Benton[7].
  • To Kill a Cop's composer is recorded as Sidney Bechet[8].
  • To Kill a Cop's genre is action film[9].
  • To Kill a Cop's genre is crime film[10].
  • To Kill a Cop's based on is recorded as Que d'os ![11].
  • A cast member of To Kill a Cop was Anne Parillaud[12].
  • A cast member of To Kill a Cop was Daniel Ceccaldi[13].
  • A cast member of To Kill a Cop was Michel Auclair[14].
  • A cast member of To Kill a Cop was Jean-Pierre Darras[15].
  • A cast member of To Kill a Cop was Gérard Hérold[16].
  • A cast member of To Kill a Cop was Alain Delon[17].
  • A cast member of To Kill a Cop was Annick Alane[18].
  • A cast member of To Kill a Cop was Brigitte Lahaie[19].
  • A cast member of To Kill a Cop was Claire Nadeau[20].
  • A cast member of To Kill a Cop was Dominique Zardi[21].
  • A cast member of To Kill a Cop was Étienne Chicot[22].
  • A cast member of To Kill a Cop was Henri Attal[23].
  • A cast member of To Kill a Cop was Jacques Rispal[24].
  • A cast member of To Kill a Cop was Jean Barney[25].
  • A cast member of To Kill a Cop was Max Desrau[26].
  • A cast member of To Kill a Cop was Michel Berreur[27].

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Authorship and Creation

To Kill a Cop was produced by Horst Wendlandt[28]. It was directed by Alain Delon[4]. Screenwriters include Alain Delon[5] and Jean-Patrick Manchette[6]. Cast members include Anne Parillaud[12], Daniel Ceccaldi[13], Michel Auclair[14], Jean-Pierre Darras[15], Gérard Hérold[16], and Alain Delon[17].

Publication

Publication dates include January 1, 1981[29] and February 19, 1982[30]. The original language of To Kill a Cop was French[31]. Genres include action film[9] and crime film[10]. It was distributed by video on demand[32].

Adaptations and Inspiration

To Kill a Cop's after a work by is recorded as Jean-Patrick Manchette[33].

Why It Matters

To Kill a Cop ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (155 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[34] It is known by 19 alternative names across languages and contexts.[35]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  26. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  31. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [34] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [35] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 6w ago · MsMorale · 2026-08-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14821 → 82935
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ P14821: 82935, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/269672|batch #269672]]"
  2. 7w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-08-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Filmová databáze film id → 7263
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Filmová databáze film id: 7263, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/269266|batch #269266]]"
  3. 15w ago · Yirba · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Publication date → +1981-01-01T00:00:00Z, +1982-02-19T00:00:00Z
    Screenwriter → Alain Delon, Jean-Patrick Manchette
    Duration → {'amount': '+105'}
    Rotten tomatoes id → m/771207991
    + 25 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/38315|batch #38315]]: MovieLens IDs (part 2)"
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