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Bandits (1988)
On the day Jean Gabin dies, a kidnaper who also takes a fortune in jewels heisted from Cartiers murders Simon Verini's wife. (Simon was fencing the jewels for a youthful gang who robbed Cartiers; he suspects them of the murder.) He's framed for the theft and spends ten years in prison, writing to his daughter, Marie-Sophie, who's 11 when he's sent away. Released, he reconnects to Marie-Sophie and to the young thieves, seeks revenge, and is quickly arrested again. She doesn't know what to make of her father, retreats to her Swiss fiancé, and is flummoxed when one of the young thieves falls for her. Is resolution possible when crime cuts across families and romance?
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On the day Jean Gabin dies, a kidnaper who also takes a fortune in jewels heisted from Cartiers murders Simon Verini's wife. (Simon was fencing the jewels for a youthful gang who robbed Cartiers; he suspects them of the murder.) He's framed for the theft and spends ten years in prison, writing to his daughter, Marie-Sophie, who's 11 when he's sent away. Released, he reconnects to Marie-Sophie and to the young thieves, seeks revenge, and is quickly arrested again. She doesn't know what to make of her father, retreats to her Swiss fiancé, and is flummoxed when one of the young thieves falls for her. Is resolution possible when crime cuts across families and romance?
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Genre:Drama
Written By:Claude Lelouch
In Theaters:8/24/1988
Box Office:
Runtime:111 minutes
Studio:Les Films 13, TF1 Films Production
Cast
Claude Lelouch
Director
Jean Yanne
L'Expert (Simon Verini)
Marie-Sophie L.
La Princesse
Patrick Bruel
Mozart
Charles Gérard
Tonton
Corinne Marchand
La Sainte Femme
Hélène Surgère
La directrice de l’institution
Edwige Navarro
Marie-Sophie, adolescente
Françoise Bette
Michelle
Jean-Claude Bourbault
Jean Claude
Christine Barbelivien
Françoise Verini
Jean-Michel Dupuis
Lucky
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