Attention bandits!

1987 film
Music byFrancis Lai
Release date
  • 3 June 1987 (1987-06-03) (France)
Running time
105 minutesCountryFranceLanguageFrenchBox office644,413 admissions (France)[1]

Attention bandits! is a 1987 film directed by Claude Lelouch.

Synopsis

A young criminal is framed. During a robbery, a woman is killed, and he is accused of the murder. Sentenced to 10 years in prison, he is after one thing: revenge.

Starring

  • Jean Yanne: Simon Verini, dit l'Expert
  • Marie-Sophie L.: Marie-Sophie, dite la Princesse
  • Patrick Bruel: Julien Bastide, dit Mozart
  • Charles Gérard: Tonton Charlot
  • Corinne Marchand: Manuchka
  • Hélène Surgère: The institution director
  • Edwige Navarro: Marie-Sophie enfant
  • Christine Barbelivien: Françoise Verini
  • Hervé Favre: The fiancé
  • Ginette Garcin: The maid
  • Françoise Bette
  • Jean-Michel Dupuis
  • Anouchka

Reception

The movie received acclaim for its positive portrayal of stuttering: the lead Marie-Sophie has a stutter, and the movie depicts her speech impediment as just a distinctive trait of hers, rather than as a disability or a source of humor.[2][3]

References

  1. ^ Mignard, Frédéric. "Attention bandits : itinéraire d'une sortie compliquée". cinedweller.com (in French). Retrieved 2024-04-02.
  2. ^ Cops And Robbers With French Rules 'Bandits' Adds Dash Of Humanity To Crime-story Formula
  3. ^ Movies That Portray Stuttering

External links

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