The Fugitives (1986)
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| German title | The fugitives |
| Original title | Les fugitifs |
| Country of production | France |
| Publishing year | 1986 |
| length | 83 minutes |
| Age rating | FSK 12 |
| Rod | |
| Director | Francis Veber |
| script | Francis Veber |
| production | Jean-José Richer |
| music | Vladimir Cosma |
| camera | Luciano Tovoli |
| cut | Marie-Sophie Dubus |
| occupation | |
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The fugitives , also known as two crazy guys on the run (original title: Les Fugitifs ), is a French comedy film from 1986. Directed by Francis Veber , the leading roles were played by Pierre Richard and Gérard Depardieu .
action
The criminal Lucas is released after five years in prison after his 14th bank robbery and wants to start an honest life. Inspector Duroc, who has put him behind bars several times, receives him at the prison gate and doubts this resolution. He is certain that the next bank robbery will not be long in coming.
When Lucas tries to open an account in a bank, he is involved in the bank robbery of the unlucky Pignon. He has been unemployed for a long time and has a six-year-old daughter Jeanne, who has not spoken a word since her mother's death three years ago. But Pignon is completely clumsy with the bank robbery, and before he can escape with the loot, the bank is surrounded by the police. He spontaneously takes a hostage, Lucas of all people. When the two step out of the bank, they are met by Inspector Duroc, who of course assumes that Lucas is the bank robber. When fire is opened on both of them and Pignon almost drops a hand grenade, Lucas pulls him into the getaway car to at least escape safely. The clumsy Pignon accidentally shoots Lucas in the leg. To treat the injury, they see an old senile vet who is caring for Lucas, but thinks he has a dog in front of him.
To get new passports, Pignon leaves the weakened Lucas in the care of his little daughter Jeanne. After initial rejection, he takes the girl more and more into his heart. When Pignon and Lucas finally want to separate, Jeanne speaks for the first time in three years and asks Lucas not to leave. When he leaves anyway, Jeanne runs away, is discovered by the police and taken to a children's home. Pignon writes the actual course of the crime on a piece of paper with which Lucas reports to the police and is then rehabilitated. Since Jeanne no longer eats or drinks in the children's home, Pignon tries to free her despite being guarded, but fails at the first door lock. Unexpectedly, Lucas stands behind him, who has meanwhile taken a job with a locksmith. Together they free Jeanne and try to flee across the border to Italy disguised as a family.
background
Pierre Richard bears the role name François Pignon here. This name appears in several comedies based on scripts by Francis Veber or under his direction. Jacques Brel wore it in 1973 in Die Filzlaus , Pierre Richard in 1983 in Two Crazy Jesters , Jacques Villeret in 1998 in Dinner for Spinners , Daniel Auteuil in 2001 in A Man Sees Pink , Gad Elmaleh in 2006 in In Flagranti - Where to Go With Your Beloved? as well as Patrick Timsit 2008 in The Killer and the Nervesäge .
Since the films mentioned have no contextual references to each other, Pignon is not always about the same character. (In four other films based on screenplays by Veber, Richard has the similar role name François Perrin, although he clearly portrays different characters.)
A remake of the film was made by Francis Veber in 1989 under the name The Bank Trio in the USA. Nick Nolte and Martin Short played the main roles .
Reviews
The lexicon of international film found: "Initially staged with a lot of comedy and sometimes touching visual poetry, the in-depth approaches quickly fizzle out in superficial slapstick."
The German Film and Media Assessment FBW in Wiesbaden awarded the film the rating "valuable".
synchronization
The German dubbed version was produced by Interopa Film GmbH , Berlin.
| role | actor | Voice actor |
|---|---|---|
| Jean Lucas | Gérard Depardieu | Manfred Lehmann |
| François Pignon | Pierre Richard | Harry Wüstenhagen |
| vet | Jean Carmet | Klaus Miedel |
| Duroc | Maurice Barrier | Joachim Kerzel |
| Labib | Jean Benguigui | Ulrich Gressieker |
| Duroc's assistant | Philippe Lelièvre | Wolfgang number |
| Policeman with dog | Didier Pain | Andreas Mannkopff |
| Dr. Bourdarias | Michel Blanc | Klaus Jepsen |
Web links
- The fugitives in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- The fugitives in the online film database
- The fugitives in the German dubbing files
Individual evidence
- ↑ The fugitives. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed March 2, 2017 .
- ↑ The fugitives on fbw-filmbassy.com
- ↑ The fugitives. In: synchronkartei.de. German dubbing file , accessed on August 2, 2018 .