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All the book-based movies and TV shows featuring Victor Garrivier

Victor Garrivier appears in Coup de Torchon, the film adaptation of the book by Jim Thompson Pop. 1280, first published in 1964.
We invite you to watch, read, and vote for either the adaptation or the original, and join the debate on whether the book or the movie is better.
Coup de Torchon. Poster of the 1981 movie and cover of the 1964 book, Pop. 1280
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Pop. 1280
Jim Thompson, 1964
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Coup de Torchon
Bertrand Tavernier, 1981

In 1938 in the french West Africa, Lucien Cordier is a weak and corrupted policeman despised by the local bad boys. His wife is openly cheating on him and he hasn’t got any self-respect anymore. But when comes the occasion, his revenge will be terrible.