Cast & crew
There Once Was a Cop (1972)
Directed by Georges Lautner Written by Georges Lautner, Francis Veber
Cast
| Michael Lonsdale | Lucas |
| Michel Constantin | Campana |
| Mireille Darc | Christine |
| Robert Dalban | Chauvet |
| Jean Luisi | Second Punk |
| Fransined | Freeway Driver |
| Phyllis Major | Marianne Horn |
| Ghislain Oyac | Mussburger's Secretary |
| Paul Clerici | |
| Jeanne Costi | |
| Daniel Auguste | Policeman |
| Pitsolu Dimitrius | |
| Charly Bertoni | Okinawa Airline Ticket Agent |
| Daniel Ivernel | Ligmann |
| Venantino Venantini | Gina's Killer |
| Hervé Hillien | Bertrand |
| Henri Guybet | PJ |
| Robert Castel | Rodriguez |
| Giuliano Esperanti | Second Punk |
| Jean-Jacques Moreau | PJ |
| Charles Southwood | Okinawa Airline Ticket Agent |
| Dado Crostarosa | Portuguese Janitor |
| Hans Vervez | |
| Henri Dugène | |
| Henri Cogan | Jeannot |
| Alain Delon | Rodriguez |
| Pier Paolo Capponi | Ugo |
| Henri Cogan | Jeannot, Manoni's man (uncredited) |
| Alain Delon | Man looking for Rodriguez (uncredited) |
| Pier Paolo Capponi | Ugo (uncredited) |
| Hervé Hillien | Bertrand, Christine's son |
| Michael Lonsdale | Commissioner Lucas |
| Michel Constantin | Commissioner Campana alias Louis Lopez |
| Mireille Darc | Christine alias Françoise |
| Robert Dalban | Commissioner Chauvet, Superintendent in Nice |
| Daniel Ivernel | Ligmann |
| Venantino Venantini | Felice, killer |
| Giuliano Esperanti | Second killer |
| Charles Southwood | Narcotic Bureau agent |
| Dado Crostarosa | One of the two young Portuguese |
| Jean Luisi | Second taxi driver |
| Fransined | First taxi driver |
| Phyllis Major | Marianne Halifax |
| Henri Guybet | PJ inspector |
| Robert Castel | Rodriguez, Manoni's man |
| Jean-Jacques Moreau | PJ inspector |
| Ghislain Oyac | Manoni's secretary |
| Paul Clerici | |
| Jeanne Costi | |
| Daniel Auguste | Policeman |
| Pitsolu Dimitrius | |
| Charly Bertoni | Narcotic Bureau agent |
| Hans Vervez | |
| Henri Dugène |
Crew
| Eddie Vartan | Original Music Composer |
| Maurice Fellous | Director of Photography |
| Georges Lautner | Screenplay |
| Francis Veber | Screenplay |
| Georges Lautner | Director |
| Alain Poiré | Producer |
| Claude Vital | First Assistant Director |
| Damien Lanfranchi | Production Design |
| Annie Maurel | Script Supervisor |
| Fernande Hugi | Makeup Artist |
| Michelle David | Editor |
| Louis Hochet | Sound |
| Richard Caron | Novel |
| Georges Lautner | Screenplay |
| Georges Lautner | Director |
| Maurice Fellous | Director of Photography |
| Eddie Vartan | Original Music Composer |
| Annie Maurel | Script Supervisor |
| Damien Lanfranchi | Production Design |
| Fernande Hugi | Makeup Artist |
| Francis Veber | Screenplay |
| Alain Poiré | Producer |
| Michelle David | Editor |
| Louis Hochet | Sound |
| Claude Vital | First Assistant Director |
| Richard Caron | Novel |