Underplayed Gems

The Fugitives (1986)

The Fugitives poster
Original title
Les Fugitifs
Directed by
Francis Veber
Genre
comedy film, buddy film
Country
France
Runtime
1h 35m
Rated
12
Rating
6.8 of 10 from 437 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

An experienced bank robber is caught in a new heist as a hostage. His old police nemesis believes he planned it, so the robber has to escape together with the amateur who took him.

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What happens

Les Fugitifs (English: "The Fugitives") is a French 1986 action comedy film, directed by Francis Veber. It was remade in 1989 as Three Fugitives, also directed by Veber. In the film, an experienced bank robber is taken hostage during a bank robbery. His former nemesis thinks that he orchestrated the latest robbery, and the veteran robber is forced to flee with his former captor. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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