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| Hold-Up | |
|---|---|
 French film poster | |
| Directed by | Alexandre Arcady |
| Written by |
Alexandre Arcady Jay Cronley (book) |
| Starring |
Jean-Paul Belmondo Kim Cattrall Guy Marchand Jean-Pierre Marielle |
| Cinematography | Michael Chapman |
| Music by | Serge Franklin |
| Distributed by | Gaumont |
Release date |
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Running time | 114 minutes |
| Countries |
Canada France |
| Language | French |
| Budget | CAD $8,000,000 [1] |
| Box office | 2,367,294 admissions (France) [2] |
Hold-Up is a Franco-Canadian crime comedy from 1985, starring Jean-Paul Belmondo and directed by Alexandre Arcady. The screenplay by Arcady, Daniel Saint-Hamont and Francis Veber is based on the novel Quick Change by Jay Cronley. The novel was filmed again, as Quick Change (1990), with Bill Murray starring and co-directing.
Plot
Dressed as a clown, the clever rascal Grimm holds up the most secure bank of Montreal and takes 30 hostages. While confusing and ridiculing the police with his strange behavior, he calmly manages to rid the bank of a fortune. But then an unsatisfied companion arouses trouble...
Cast
- Jean-Paul Belmondo as Grimm
- Kim Cattrall as Lise
- Guy Marchand as Georges
- Jean-Pierre Marielle as Simon Labrosse
- Jacques Villeret as Jeremie
- Jean-Claude de Goros as Inspector Fox
- Tex Konig as Lasky
Box office
The film was the 16th highest-grossing movie of its year in France[ citation needed], and was the first time since 1976 that Belmondo has not delivered a top 10 hit movie.
Music
The music that Grimm plays in Rome is by Nino Rota from La strada (1954), which also features a clown as a main character.
Soundtrack
The soundtrack, composed by Serge Franklin, was released by Music Box Records and includes the complete score of Alexandre Arcady's Last Summer in Tangiers (1987).
References
- ^ "Hold-Up (1985) - IMDb".
- ^ Box office information for film at Box Office Story
External links
- Hold-Up at IMDb
- Hold-Up at Rotten Tomatoes
- Hold Up at Le Film Guide
- Hold-Up -> ČSFD.cz
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