7.1/10
5,345
5 user 7 critic

The Fugitives (1986)

Les fugitifs (original title)
| Comedy, Crime, Drama | 17 December 1986 (France)
The Fugitives Poster
Jean is taken hostage at a bank by a foolish bank robber. As Jean left prison an hour earlier, the police assume he's the robber. Everything goes comically wrong. The robber's little daughter joins the fugitives.

Director:

Francis Veber

Writer:

Francis Veber

Stars:

Pierre Richard, Gérard Depardieu, Jean Carmet | See full cast & crew »
Reviews
2 nominations. See more awards »

Photos

See all 21 photos »
Learn more

More Like This 













◄ Prev 6 Next 6 ►

Next »
The ComDads (1983)
Comedy | Crime
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 7/10 X  

The woman, whose troubled son has left a home, informs two different men from her past that each of them is a real father. Too different men.

Director: Francis Veber
Stars: Pierre Richard, Gérard Depardieu, Anny Duperey
Next »
Knock on Wood (1981)
Adventure | Comedy | Crime
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 7.4/10 X  

A daughter of a millionaire, distinguish by incredible bad luck, goes missing. The idea how to find her is either insane or brilliant - to send after her an equally unlucky person.

Director: Francis Veber
Stars: Pierre Richard, Gérard Depardieu, Pedro Armendáriz Jr.
Next »
The Toy (1976)
Comedy | Drama
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 7.5/10 X  

A poor journalist finds himself as a toy of a boss' son. Making friends with a naughty child, he tries to save him from the cruel power of his father.

Director: Francis Veber
Stars: Pierre Richard, Michel Bouquet, Fabrice Greco
Next »
The Return of the Tall Blond Man (1974)
Comedy
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 6.8/10 X  

With 'little captain' Cambrai raising serious doubts about the reality of the so-called "super spy", Colonel Toulouse kidnaps Christine and forces Francois to play again the character of "... See full summary »

Director: Yves Robert
Stars: Pierre Richard, Jean Carmet, Jean Rochefort
Next »
The Tall Blond Man with One Black Shoe (1972)
Comedy | Mystery
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 7.3/10 X  

A hapless orchestra player becomes an unwitting pawn of rival factions within the French secret service after he is chosen as a decoy by being identified as a super secret agent.

Director: Yves Robert
Stars: Pierre Richard, Bernard Blier, Jean Rochefort
Next »
The Umbrella Coup (1980)
Adventure | Comedy | Crime
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 6.7/10 X  

A womanizer balances his wife, mistress, and love interest.

Director: Gérard Oury
Stars: Pierre Richard, Valérie Mairesse, Christine Murillo
Next »
Ruby & Quentin (2003)
Comedy | Crime
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 7.1/10 X  

One prisoner tell to another that he hid a very large amount of money before the arrest. Together they manage to escape, but this is where their adventures are just beginning.

Director: Francis Veber
Stars: Gérard Depardieu, Jean Reno, Richard Berry
Next »
À gauche en sortant de l'ascenseur (1988)
Comedy | Romance
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 6.6/10 X  

Two neighbor pairs can not figure out finally who hates whom and who loves whom.

Director: Édouard Molinaro
Stars: Pierre Richard, Richard Bohringer, Emmanuelle Béart
Next »
Distracted (1970)
Comedy
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 6.4/10 X  

A comedy about an absent-minded man who works at a advertising company. He topples from one problem to another.

Director: Pierre Richard
Stars: Pierre Richard, Marie-Christine Barrault, Maria Pacôme
Next »
The Escape (1978)
Adventure | Comedy | Crime
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 6.4/10 X  

The lawyer Jean-Philippe Duroc visits his client, Martial Gaulard, sentenced to death for a murder he has not committed. At that moment, a mutiny happens inside the prison.

Director: Gérard Oury
Stars: Pierre Richard, Victor Lanoux, Raymond Bussières
Next »
The Twin (1984)
Comedy
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 6.1/10 X  

Matthias Duval is in love, but he can't choose between the two twin sisters Betty and Liz Kerner. To pick up the two sisters, he invents his own twin brother and will play both characters.

Director: Yves Robert
Stars: Pierre Richard, Jean-Pierre Kalfon, Camilla More
Next »
I'm Shy, But I'll Heal (1978)
Comedy
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 6.6/10 X  

Pierre is a hotel cashier in Vichy, so shy that he answers an ad from the Psychology Institute and can't say no to the salesman, Aldo; he spends 6,000 francs on tapes, books, and a punching... See full summary »

Director: Pierre Richard
Stars: Pierre Richard, Aldo Maccione, Jacques François
Edit

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Pierre Richard ... François Pignon
Gérard Depardieu ... Jean Lucas
Jean Carmet ... Martin
Maurice Barrier ... Superintendant Duroc
Jean Benguigui ... Labib
Roland Blanche Roland Blanche ... Idriss
Anaïs Bret Anaïs Bret ... Jeanne
Philippe Lelièvre ... Adjoint de Duroc
Yveline Ailhaud Yveline Ailhaud ... Femme-flic
Didier Pain Didier Pain ... Maître-chien
Marc Adjadj Marc Adjadj
Alain Algara Alain Algara
Eric Averlant Eric Averlant
Jean-Pierre Becker Jean-Pierre Becker
Pierre Belot Pierre Belot
See full cast »
Edit

Storyline

Coming out from jail, Lucas has decided to change his life and behave like a good citizen. But when he is taken hostage in a bank by a hare-brained robber, no cops can believe he is not part of this action. Written by Jean-Marie Berthiaume <jiembe@videotron.ca>

Plot Summary | Add Synopsis

Plot Keywords:

police detective | heist gone wrong | gunshot wound | farce | car accident | See All (15) »

Taglines:

The oddest "odd couple" from "Les Comperes" are back in a gag-filled comic masterpiece of role reversal and farcical misadventure.

Genres:

Comedy | Crime | Drama

Certificate:

See all certifications »

Parents Guide:

View content advisory »
Edit

Details

Country:

France

Language:

French

Release Date:

17 December 1986 (France) See more »

Also Known As:

Fugitives See more »

Filming Locations:

Bordeaux, Gironde, France

Company Credits

Production Co:

Fideline Films, DD Productions, EFVE See more »
Show more on IMDbPro »

Technical Specs

Runtime:

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.66 : 1
See full technical specs »
Edit

Did You Know?

Trivia

Remade in America three years later in 1989 by the same director as Three Fugitives (1989). See more »

Connections

Remade as Tunay na magkaibigan, walang iwanan... peksman (1994) See more »

Soundtracks

I Know It's A Lie
Written by Vladimir Cosma
Performed by Karoline Krüger
See more »

Frequently Asked Questions

This FAQ is empty. Add the first question.

User Reviews

Runaway Success
7 March 2004 | by writers_reign – See all my reviews

I'm in complete awe of Francis Veber as both a writer and a director. How he can continue to ring even more changes out of what is essentially a Johnny-one-note idea both amaze and delight. Here he is at it again and, for good measure, adds a soupcon of sensitivity into the mix. Maybe, as a previous commenter has stated, we should just bask in the invention, charm and acting skills on display and not attempt analysis. Depardieu is now, of course, arguably the best-known and best-loved contemporary French actor in the world by virtue, and rightly so, of his unsurpassed range rather than the occasional English-speaking role but Gene Wilder lookalike Pierre Richard is virtually unknown outside France - at least in England - which is sad. Now aged 70 he continues to work - not, alas, with Veber - and as I write is appearing on the Paris stage in a piece which translates to 'Fish Out Of Water', as good a description as any for the inept bank-robber he plays here, basically a nerd desperate to bankroll a cure for his young daughter, rendered mute since witnessing the death of her mother. As luck - or meet-cute scripting - would have it, ex-con Depardieu (he literally left the slammer minutes earlier) is in the bank when Richard holds it up and of all the hostages he COULD pick to help him getaway he picks Depardieu, natch. From then on it's business as usual, two opposites who attract the flics. Replete with both sight gags and verbal wit this is one to cherish. 9/10
20 of 23 people found this review helpful.  Was this review helpful to you? | Report this
Review this title | See all 5 user reviews »
Getting Started | Contributor Zone »

Contribute to This Page

Stream Trending Movies With Prime Video

Enjoy a night in with these popular movies available to stream now with Prime Video.

Start your free trial


Clear your history

Recently Viewed