Bandits (1987)
On the day Jean Gabin dies, a kidnaper who also takes a fortune in jewels heisted from Cartiers murders Simon Verini's wife. (Simon was fencing the jewels for a youthful gang who robbed Cartiers; he suspects them of the murder.) He's framed for the theft and spends ten years in prison, writing to his daughter, Marie-Sophie, who's 11 when he's sent away. Released, he reconnects to Marie-Sophie and to the young thieves, seeks revenge, and is quickly arrested again. She doesn't know what to make of her father, retreats to her Swiss fiancé, and is flummoxed when one of the young thieves falls for her. Is resolution possible when crime cuts across families and romance?
Director: Claude Lelouch
![]() |
Jean Yanne as L'Expert (Simon Verini) |
![]() |
Marie-Sophie L. as La Princesse |
![]() |
Patrick Bruel as Mozart |
![]() |
Charles Gérard as Tonton |
![]() |
Corinne Marchand as La Sainte Femme |
![]() |
Hélène Surgère as La directrice de l’institution |
![]() |
Edwige Navarro as Marie-Sophie, adolescente |
![]() |
Françoise Bette as Michelle |
![]() |
Jean-Claude Bourbault as Jean Claude |
![]() |
Christine Barbelivien as Françoise Verini |
![]() |
Jean-Michel Dupuis as Lucky |
![]() |
Olivier Cruveiller as Boubou |
![]() |
Xavier Maly as La glue |
![]() |
Anouchka as |
![]() |
Gunilla Karlzen as |
![]() |
Eugène Berthier as |
![]() |
Raoul Billerey as |
![]() |
Michel Amphoux as |
![]() |
Mireille Audibert as |
![]() |
Hervé Briaux as |
![]() |
Bernard Freyd as |
![]() |
Jean-Claude Frissung as |
![]() |
Jean-Jacques Lagarde as |
![]() |
Jean-Claude Leguay as |
![]() |
Martine Lelouch as |
![]() |
Alain Ollivier as |
![]() |
Dimitri Radochevitch as |
![]() |
Bernard Spiegel as |
![]() |
Catherine Wilkening as |
![]() |
Guillaume Bourgois as |
![]() |
Laura Favali as |
![]() |
Hervé Favre as |
![]() |
Raphael Mingart as |
![]() |
Henri Morvan as |
![]() |
Ginette Garcin as (uncredited) |
![]() |
Éric Denize as |
| Directing | Claude Lelouch | Director |
| Writing | Claude Lelouch | Writer |
| Writing | Pierre Uytterhoeven | Adaptation |
| Production | Claude Lelouch | Producer |
| Production | Tania Zazulinsky | Executive Producer |
| Sound | Francis Lai | Original Music Composer |
| Editing | Hugues Darmois | Editor |
| Production | Arlette Gordon | Casting |
| Art | Jacques Bufnoir | Production Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Charlotte David | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Harriet de Prag | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Cédric Gérard | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Jacqueline Stuffel | Hairstylist |
| Crew | Jean-Pierre Bouilliez | Production Office Assistant |
| Crew | Michel Jullien | Production Office Assistant |
| Production | Tania Zazulinsky | Production Manager |
| Production | Tadek Zietara | Unit Production Manager |
| Costume & Make-Up | Marc Balzarelli | Set Dressing Artist |
| Crew | Louis-Fernand Billet | Property Master |
| Sound | Paul Bertault | Sound mixer |
| Sound | Jonathan Liebling | Foley |
| Sound | Harald Maury | Sound Engineer |
| Crew | Gilles Ortion | Sound Design Assistant |
| Sound | Christian Gaubert | Music |
| Camera | Jean-Yves Le Mener | Director of Photography |