La Carapate (1978)
En mai 1968, l'avocat commis d'office, Jean-Philippe Duroc, quitte Paris afin de se rendre à la prison de Lyon visiter son client Martial Gaulard, condamné à la peine capitale pour un meurtre qu'il dit ne pas avoir commis. Maître Duroc doit lui annoncer que son pourvoi en cassation a été rejeté. Au même instant, dans la prison, une mutinerie éclate. L'avocat et le gardien sont assommés par des détenus mutins qui ouvrent les portes des cellules. Gaulard en profite pour s'évader en prenant les habits de l'avocat, puis en sortant par la grande porte. Revenu à lui, Duroc se retrouve en caleçon et chemise, embarqué par les évadés qui s'évanouissent dans les rues de Lyon. Duroc et Gaulard ne vont pas tarder à se retrouver, l'évadé entrainant dans ses péripéties l'avocat qui n'a pas une grande expérience de la vraie vie. La route est longue de Lyon à Paris, les ennuis et aventures ne vont pas manquer, d'autant avec toutes les polices de France qui les recherche...
Directeur: Gérard Oury
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Pierre Richard as Jean-Philippe Duroc, Gaulard's Lawyer |
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Victor Lanoux as Martial Gaulard, Condemned to Death |
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Raymond Bussières as Marcel Duroc, Father of Jean-Philippe |
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Jean-Pierre Darras as Jacques Panivaux, Owner of the Rolls-Royce |
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Yvonne Gaudeau as Gisèle Panivaux |
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Jacques Frantz as Commissioner Rocheteau, Tracking Gaulard on the Run |
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Claude Brosset as Gustave, from the Tomato Coulis Farm |
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Blanche Ravalec as Marguerite, Wife of Gustave |
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Claire Richard as Blanche Hirondelle, Martial Gaulard's Lover |
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Bernard Granger as Jeannot, Marguerite's Lover |
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Érick Desmarestz as Investigating Judge at the Palais De Justice in Paris |
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Katia Tchenko as Prostitute, Rue Du Garet in Lyon |
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Bruno Balp as Gaston Buteau, Cousin of Jean-Philippe |
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Janine Souchon as Josette Buteau |
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Christian Bouillette as Dupuis, Guard Knocked Unconscious at Lyon Prison |
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Alain Doutey as Police Inspector |
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Robert Dalban as Boss of the Bistro |
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Henri Poirier as C.R.S. Brigadier |
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Christian Brincourt as Self - Presenter |
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Adrien Cayla-Legrand as General De Gaulle |
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Henri Attal as Inmate from Lyon Prison |
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Janine Darcey as Postwoman at the Telephone Counter |
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Philippe Chauveau as Gendarme |
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Patrick Floersheim as Inmate from Lyon Prison |
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Anne-Marie Jabraud as Train Traveler, with the Panivaux |
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Lucienne Legrand as Customer in the Bank That Gaulard Attacks |
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Claude Legros as Gas Station Attendant |
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Daniel Milgram as C.R.S. Brigadier |
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Roger Muni as Bank Cashier That Gaulard Attacks |
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Régis Porte as Protester |
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Roger Riffard as Motorist Looking for a Prostitute, Av. Foch |
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Gilbert Servien as C.R.S. Brigadier |
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Patrice Melennec as C.R.S. |
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Luc Florian as C.R.S. |
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Alain Nobis as |
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Jacques Verlier as |
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Marc Ariche as |
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Francis Roussef as |
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Sophie Sam as |
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Adrienne Servantie as |
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Bernard Spiegel as |
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Jean-Pierre Farkas as Voice on the Radio (voice) |
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Andrée (Valérie) Wattelet as Traveler in a Green Raincoat on the Station Platform |
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N'Guyen Thi Dung as Mrs. Yang, Mother of Blanche Hirondelle |
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Vincent Liégeois as Child Who Lends His Plastic Gun to Gaulard |
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Arnaud Liégeois as Child Who Lends His Plastic Gun to Gaulard |
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Éric Broneer as Child |
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Georges Broneer as Child |
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Georges Atlas as Chief Guard of the Lyon Prison (uncredited) |
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Clément Michu as Gendarme (Non Crédité) |
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Georges Pompidou as Self (archive footage) (uncredited) |
| Costume & Make-Up | Pierre Berroyer | Makeup Artist |
| Art | Georges Glon | Set Decoration |
| Sound | Jacques Maumont | Sound |
| Directing | Gérard Oury | Director |
| Writing | Danièle Thompson | Writer |
| Writing | Gérard Oury | Writer |
| Sound | Philippe-Gérard | Original Music Composer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Tanine Autré | Costume Design |
| Camera | Edmond Séchan | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Albert Jurgenson | Editor |
| Art | Jean André | Production Design |
| Crew | Rémy Julienne | Stunt Coordinator |
| Production | Alain Poiré | Producer |