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La Carapate
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Wikipedia article
'La Carapate' is a 1978 French comedy film directed by Grard Oury.
Plot
In May 1968, Jean-Philippe Duroc, a lawyer accused of ultra-leftism, visits his client, Martial Gaulard, sentenced to death for a murder he has not committed. At that moment, a mutiny happens inside the prison. Gaulard takes the opportunity and, stealing the clothes of his lawyer, achieves to escape. The police is convinced that Duroc has contributed at the evasion and the two men are wanted by all the police stations of France.
Cast
* Pierre Richard ... Matre Jean-Philippe Duroc, lawyer of Martial Gaulard
* Victor Lanoux ... Martial Gaulard, the accused, fascist and anti-soixante-huitard
* Raymond Bussires ... Marcel Duroc, vieux pre de Jean-Philippe
* Jean-Pierre Darras ... Jacques Panivaux, the Bourgeois
* Yvonne Gaudeau ... Gisle Panivaux, the Bourgeoise
* Jacques Frantz ... Rocheteau
* Claire Richard ... Blanche Hirondelle "Bach Yen", the Vietnamese fiance of Gaulard
* Blanche Ravalec ... Marguerite
* Claude Brosset ... Gustave
* Bernard Granger ... Jeannot
* ric Desmaretz ... the judge
* Katia Tchenko ... the prostitute
* Bruno Balp ... Gaston Buteau
* Janine Souchon ... Josette Buteau
* Christian Bouillette ... Dupuis
* Alain Doutey ... the inspector
* Robert Dalban ... the bar owner
* Henri Poirier ... brigadier CRS
Release
The film was released 10 years after the May 1968 events in France.
Bibliography
* (reprinted by Presses Pocket in 1989, , and by Plon in 1999, )
References
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