Cop-Out 1967
Cop-Out
John Sawyer, once an eminent barrister, has slid into a life of cynicism and drunkenness since his wife left him. When his daughter's boyfriend is accused of murder, Sawyer decides to try to pull himself together and defend him in court.
John Sawyer, once an eminent barrister, has slid into a life of cynicism and drunkenness since his wife left him. When his daughter's boyfriend is accused of murder, Sawyer decides to try to pull himself together and defend him in court.
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Full Cast & Crew... John Sawyer
... Angela Sawyer
... Barney Teale
PB
Paul Bertoya... Jo Christoforides
... Desmond Flower
... Peter Hawkins
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See All 1 Reviews28 Aug 2023 by CinemaSerf
This is an odd choice of Simenon novel to adapt into a film. It provides for a good role for James Mason as the drunkard solicitor "Sawyer" - a bright, intelligent operator who has hits the skids somewhat after his wife abandoned him, and he became oddly estranged from his daughter "Angela" (an effective, almost aloof Geradine Chaplin), with whom he shares a home. Otherwise, the rest of the roles are weak, wet even. When her boyfriend "Jo" (Paul Bertoya) is accused of a murder, "Sawyer" determines to raise his game and defend the young man. To be fair, this is a small tour de force for the star, who does deliver well. The rest of the story borders on the facile. The collective surrounding "Angela" - a bunch of wealthy no-hope wasters with Bobby Darin and a very dapper looking Ian Ogilvy, are thoroughly disengaging and but for a suitably grumpy performance from James Hayter as chief magistrate "Hawkins" one could reasonably be forgiven for reaching for the fast forward button. The ending, doubtless a superlative piece of deduction from Mason is almost irrelevant - by this point I really couldn't care less about any of the characters and, indeed, may well have reached for a glass myself (it's not yet 10am, so perhaps not!). At best it's a mediocre short story that has little enough to sustain it for the viewer, sorry.
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Release Date:
May 23, 1967 (United Kingdom)
Run Time:
1hr 44`
MMPA Rating:
NR
Original Language:
English
Production Countries:
United Kingdom
Status:
Released

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This is an odd choice of Simenon novel to adapt into a film. It provides for a good role for James Mason as the drunkard solicitor "Sawyer" - a bright, intelligent operator who has hits the skids somewhat after his wife abandoned him, and he became oddly estranged from his daughter "Angela" (an effective, almost aloof Geradine Chaplin), with whom he shares a home. Otherwise, the rest of the roles are weak, wet even. When her boyfriend "Jo" (Paul Bertoya) is accused of a murder, "Sawyer" determines to raise his game and defend the young man. To be fair, this is a small tour de force for the star, who does deliver well. The rest of the story borders on the facile. The collective surrounding "Angela" - a bunch of wealthy no-hope wasters with Bobby Darin and a very dapper looking Ian Ogilvy, are thoroughly disengaging and but for a suitably grumpy performance from James Hayter as chief magistrate "Hawkins" one could reasonably be forgiven for reaching for the fast forward button. The ending, doubtless a superlative piece of deduction from Mason is almost irrelevant - by this point I really couldn't care less about any of the characters and, indeed, may well have reached for a glass myself (it's not yet 10am, so perhaps not!). At best it's a mediocre short story that has little enough to sustain it for the viewer, sorry.
Cast & Crew of
Cop-Out - Cop-Out
Directors & Credit Writers
PR
Pierre Rouve... Director
Cast
... John Sawyer
... Angela Sawyer
... Barney Teale
PB
Paul Bertoya... Jo Christoforides
... Desmond Flower
... Peter Hawkins
... Sue Phillips
... Col. Flower
... Mrs. Flower
... Harry Hawkins
... Mrs. Christoforides
... Diana Sawyer
... Brenda
... Chelham
ID
Ivor Dean... Insp. Colder
... Shooting Range Girl
... Old Clerk
... Doorwoman
... Hazel (uncredited)
... Mrs. Plaskett (uncredited)
Produced By
... Producer
... Executive Producer