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Hold-up

Hold-up

Hold-up

Hold-up

1985•1h 54m•

★6.1(167 ratings)

ComedyCrime

Overview

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...

Director

Alexandre Arcady

Writers

Daniel Saint-Hamont, Francis Veber, Alexandre Arcady

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Main Cast

Jean-Paul Belmondo

Jean-Paul Belmondo

Grimm

Guy Marchand

Guy Marchand

Georges

Kim Cattrall

Kim Cattrall

Lise Lefèvre

Jacques Villeret

Jacques Villeret

Jeremie Blanchet, taxi driver

Jean-Pierre Marielle

Jean-Pierre Marielle

Simon Labrosse

Jean-Claude de Goros

Jean-Claude de Goros

Inspector Fox

Tex Konig

Tex Konig

Lasky

Raymond Aquilon

Raymond Aquilon

Frankie, guardian

Yvan Ponton

Yvan Ponton

Tremplin

Guy Provost

Guy Provost

Mayor

Guillaume Lemay-Thivierge

Guillaume Lemay-Thivierge

Child with rabbit

Georges Carrère

Georges Carrère

Bank Director

Full Crew

Direction

Director: Alexandre Arcady

Writing

Dialogue: Francis Veber
Novel: Jay Cronley
Writer: Daniel Saint-Hamont
Writer: Francis Veber
Writer: Alexandre Arcady

Production

Executive Producer: Denis Héroux
Producer: Alain Belmondo
Associate Producer: Bernard Bolzinger
Producer: Jean-Paul Belmondo
Production Manager: Georges Dancigers
Unit Manager: Michel Chauvin

Music & Sound

Original Music Composer: Serge Franklin
Sound: Christian Fortin
Sound: Yvon Benoît
Assistant Foley Artist: Joël Beldent
Sound: Thierry Hoffmann
Assistant Foley Artist: Alain Lévy

Cinematography

Director of Photography: Richard Ciupka

Editing

Editor: Joële Van Effenterre

Art Direction

Production Design: Tony Egry
Production Design: Jean-Louis Povéda
Set Decoration: Gilles Aird

Costume & Make-Up

Key Hair Stylist: Serge Morache
Key Makeup Artist: Charly Koubesserian
Key Makeup Artist: Jocelyne Bellemare
Costume Design: Mic Cheminal
Makeup Artist: Christiane Fattori
Makeup Artist: Richard Hansen

Did You Know?

#1

The production budget was $1.5M.

#2

The runtime is 114 minutes (1h 54m).

#3

It was a co-production between: Canada, France.

#4

The film was directed by Alexandre Arcady.

#5

The screenplay was written by Daniel Saint-Hamont and Francis Veber.

#6

The score was composed by Serge Franklin.

#7

Cinematography was handled by Richard Ciupka.

#8

This title is listed on IMDb as tt0089284.

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Rating

6.1/10

Average

167 votes

Movie Information

Original Title:

Hold-up

Status:

Released

Age Rating:

6

Language:

Français, English

Country of Origin:

Canada, France

Budget:

$1,500,000

Production Companies:

Cerito Films

Les Films Ariane

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