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The Escape

La carapate (1978)

Comedy, Crime, Adventure | France

Director: Gérard Oury

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Rating: 6.5/10

SYNOPSIS

Lyon, May 1968. During a mutiny at the prison where he is being held, Martial Gaulard, a man unjustly sentenced to death, gets his lawyer involved in his escape. So begins a wild journey, across a France paralysed by strikes. Arriving in Paris, they seek a presidential pardon from General De Gaulle.

Actors

Writer: Gérard Oury, Danièle Thompson

Producer: Alain Poiré

RUNTIME: 100 min

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