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An ex-con accountant helps his unhinged cellmate escape prison — what could go wrong?
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A Loser (1972)

scrappy underdogFrench mischiefbromance behind bars

Overview

ComedyDramaCrime

Granier, a former accountant imprisoned for financial embezzlement, is released from prison and decides to help his cellmate to escape...

Flag of FRFRFrench
Content warning
police

Standout Aspects

Acting

Brasseur and Weber's unhinged chemistry carries every scene

Writing

Wry dialogue that mocks bureaucracy while rooting for the crooks

Best for:Streaming: Lazy Sunday when you want charm without commitment·Friends: Introduce someone to obscure 70s French cinema
Gilles Grangier

Director

Gilles Grangier

ReleasedApr 18, 1972
Runtime1h 35m
StatusReleased

Vibe

Pacesteady
Intensitymedium
Tonemixed
Feelmedium
Gaumont Distribution

Top Cast

Claude Brasseur

Claude Brasseur

Granier

Marthe Keller

Marthe Keller

Catherine

André Weber

André Weber

Marcel Laigneau, dit 'Marcel le dingue'

Paul Le Person

Paul Le Person

Le commissaire Taillant

Jacques Balutin

Jacques Balutin

Tunel

Jacques Couturier

Jacques Couturier

L'oncle de Granier

Lita Recio

Lita Recio

Robert Dalban

Robert Dalban

Le médecin

Hélène Dieudonné

Hélène Dieudonné

La tante

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Deep Dive

Trivia, insights & behind the scenes

Trivia

Gilles Grangier directed over 50 films but remains criminally under-discussed outside France; this was his late-career pivot to smaller character studies.

Insight

The film quietly critiques 1970s French carceral systems by making the criminals more humane than the institutions — a theme Grangier explored throughout his genre-hopping career.

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