Summary
Having escaped from a prison in the South of France, three convicts
waste no time finding a boat that will take them to a foreign country.
Albert Fourbieux, Serge and Kopetsky have just twelve hours to procure
the money and passports that will allow them to make good their
escape. The only problem is that it is the 14th of July and the
whole village is immersed in the customary celebrations.
Fourbieux attempts to obtain passports through his friends, Monsieur
and Madame César. Injured, Kopetsky must stay in hiding,
but he is determined to get in touch with his girlfriend, Barbara...
© Willems Henri (Brussels, Belgium)
© Willems Henri (Brussels, Belgium)
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Credits
- Director: Géza von Radványi
- Script: Pierre Boileau, René Lefèvre, Thomas Narcejac, Jean-Louis Roncoroni
- Photo: Henri Alekan
- Music: Léo Ferré
- Cast: Annick Allières (Louise), Eva Bartok (Barbara), Gert Fröbe (Blanche), Hannes Messemer (Serge), Ginette Pigeon (Lucette), Suzy Prim (Mme César), Lucien Raimbourg (M César), Laurent Terzieff (Kopetzky), Guy Tréjan (Armand), Lino Ventura (Albert Fourbieux), Gil Vidal (Maurice de Tercy), René Worms
- Country: France
- Language: French
- Runtime: 105 min; B&W
- Aka: Twelve Hours by the Clock
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