Les Fugitif (1986)

Coming out from jail, Lucas has decided to change his life and behave like a good citizen. But when he is taken hostage in a bank by a hare-brained robber, no cops can believe he is not part of this action.

Directed by Francis Veber and starring Pierre Richard, Gerard Depardieu and Jean Carmet. Depardieu arguably one of France’s most famous leading men in English speaking countries has appeared in over 180 times on stage, film and small screen.

Young delinquent and wanderer in the past, Gerard Depardieu started his acting career at the small traveling theatre “Cafe de la Gare”, along with Patrick Dewaere and Miou-Miou. After minor roles in cinema, at last, he got his chance in Bertrand Blier’s Les valseuses (1974). That film established a new type of hero in the French cinema and the actor’s popularity grew enormously. Later, he diversified his screen image and became the leading French actor of the 80s and 90s.

He was twice awarded a Caesar as Best Actor for The Last Metro (1980) and Cyrano de Bergerac (1990), also received an Oscar nomination for “Cyrano” and a number of awards at international film festivals. In 1996, he was distinguished by the highest French title of “Chevalier du Legion d’Honneur”. He married Elisabeth Depardieu in 1971, and they divorced in 1996; she appeared with him in Jean de Florette (1986) and Manon des sources (1986); their children Guillaume Depardieu and Julie Depardieu are both actors.