The Escape
1978 · Movie · 100 min · ★ 6.5
A well-meaning lawyer visits a prison to meet a condemned, violent inmate, but a sudden riot turns the trip into chaos. With prisoners escaping and the lawyer taken hostage, the pair are forced into a frantic journey through a country in turmoil, where every encounter brings new trouble and unexpected comedy.
Also known as The Getaway · Out of It · La carapate · The Breakout
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Details
- Original title
- La Carapate
- Years
- 1978
- Release date
- 1978-10-10
- Language
- French
- Runtime
- 100 min
- TMDB rating
- 6.5/10 (92 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you want a brisk, chaotic French farce mixing a runaway adventure with broad laughs and period unrest; Not for you if you dislike implausible setups or political satire like The Mad Adventures of Rabbi Jacob.
Pros: fast-paced chase comedy; big crowd-pleasing laughs; lively social satire | Cons: uneven humor; thin plot logic; heavy-handed politics
Themes
- student riots
Cast & crew
Pierre Richard
as Jean-Philippe Duroc, Gaulard's Lawyer
Victor Lanoux
as Martial Gaulard, Condemned to Death
Raymond Bussières
as Marcel Duroc, Father of Jean-Philippe
Jean-Pierre Darras
as Jacques Panivaux, Owner of the Rolls-Royce
Yvonne Gaudeau
as Gisèle Panivaux
Jacques Frantz
as Commissioner Rocheteau, Tracking Gaulard on the Run
Claude Brosset
as Gustave, from the Tomato Coulis Farm
Blanche Ravalec
as Marguerite, Wife of Gustave
Claire Richard
as Blanche Hirondelle, Martial Gaulard's Lover
Bernard Granger
as Jeannot, Marguerite's Lover
Directed by Gérard Oury