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...
Acting
Belmondo's clownish charm carries every frame.
Writing
Witty police humiliation scenes still land perfectly.
Direction
Arcady balances tension and absurdity without tipping over.
Director
Alexandre Arcady
Jean-Paul Belmondo
Grimm
Guy Marchand
Georges
Kim Cattrall
Lise Lefèvre
Jacques Villeret
Jeremie Blanchet, chauffeur de taxi
Jean-Pierre Marielle
Simon Labrosse
Jean-Claude de Goros
Inspecteur Fox
Raymond Aquilon
Frankie, guardian
Yvan Ponton
Tremplin
Guy Provost
Le maire
Guillaume Lemay-Thivierge
Child with rabbit
Georges Carrère
Le directeur de la banque
Richard Niquette
Un otage (4 enfants)
Yves Jacques
Un otage (400 $)
Sophie Stanke
Nurse
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This was Belmondo's return to comedy after action-heavy 70s roles, proving he could still charm audiences without a single punch thrown.
The Montreal bank location was so secure the production needed government clearance to film inside; guards stayed on set thinking it was a real robbery drill.
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