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7/10. Belmondo is funny. LeRoyMarko 30 March 2001. Filmed in Montréal, this movie tells the story of three friendly bandits who steal a bank. Jean-Paul Belmondo is funny as the leader of the trio. I have seen this movie 5 or 6 times and never get tired of it.
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Hold-Up: Directed by Alexandre Arcady. With Jean-Paul Belmondo, Kim Cattrall, Guy Marchand, Jean-Pierre Marielle. A bank in Montréal is held up by Grimm (dressed as clown) and Co. Escaping a bank surrounded by cops is the easy part.
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- Comedy, Crime
- Alexandre Arcady
- 1985-10-23
Hold-Up. (1985 film) 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.
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.
Novel. Daniel Saint-Hamont. Writer. Francis Veber. Writer. 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...
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this one is pretty witty, it has sharp characters and very memorable jokes. Belmondo giving such a good performance. must-rewatch in a future for sure. ★★★ 1. Based on the same Jay Cronley novel that inspired the Bill Murray QUICK CHANGE, this is more of a caper/chase film than an out-and-out comedy (despite a screenplay credit for ...
