Overview
Dressed as a clown, the clever rascal Grimm holds up the most secure bank of Montreal and takes 30 hostages. While confusing and ridiculing the police with his strange behavior, he calmly manages to rid the bank of a fortune. But then an unsatisfied companion arouses trouble...
Fun facts
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Box office
Made on a $1.5M budget
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Setting
Set in Paris
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Music
Music by Serge Franklin
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Cinematography
Cinematography by Michael Chapman
Details
- Director
- Writers
- Alexandre ArcadyWriter
- Daniel Saint-HamontWriter
- Francis VeberWriter
- Jay CronleyNovel
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- October 23, 1985
- Original language
- French
- Budget
- $1.5M
- Countries
- Canada, France
Production
Cast
Jean-Paul BelmondoGrimm
Guy MarchandGeorges
Kim CattrallLise Lefèvre
Jacques VilleretJeremie Blanchet, chauffeur de taxi
Jean-Pierre MarielleSimon Labrosse
Jean-Claude de GorosInspecteur Fox- Tex KonigLasky
Raymond AquilonFrankie, guardian
Yvan PontonTremplin
Guy ProvostLe maire
Guillaume Lemay-ThiviergeChild with rabbit
Georges CarrèreLe directeur de la banque
Richard NiquetteUn otage (4 enfants)
Yves JacquesUn otage (400 $)
Sophie StankeNurse
Karen RacicotJournalist- Marguerite CorriveauJournalist U.S.A
Michel DaiglePizza policeman
Marie-Chantal LabelleLover
Francis ReddyLover
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