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Let's Rob the Bank

1964 · 88 min

A light, playful farce where bumbling amateur schemers dig themselves into ever more absurd trouble.

Overview
Shopkeeper Victor Garnier has naively invested his family's life savings in an African mine, on his banker's recommendation. When the mine is nationalized, rendering the stock worthless, he considers himself shamelessly robbed by the bank; it seems only fair to him to return the 'favor' and rob the bank, teaming up with the whole family as they were all duped. Even for professionals such an enterprise -he decides to dig a tunnel- is quite demanding, but for simple commoners it's daunting, as they also have their personal downsides; thus Victor's wife has a most unwelcome tendency to blurt out the truth, even to the grumpy local copper: a crazy risk when you need to keep a criminal plan secret.

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Tone
  • whimsicalstrength 3 of 3
  • absurdstrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • family
  • crime
  • greed
  • deception
  • loyalty
Places
  • small town
Era
contemporary
Audience
family
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror1
Humour8
Realism6
Romance2
Tension4
Darkness2
Complexity3
Emotional weight3

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Details

Genres
comedy, crime
Directed by
Jean Girault
Written by
Jacques Vilfrid, Jean Girault
Starring
Louis de Funès, Jean-Pierre Marielle, Yvonne Clech, Anne Doat, Michel Tureau, Catherine Demongeot, Georges Wilson, Jean Lefebvre
Music
Paul Mauriat
Cinematography
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Runtime
88 min
Country
France
Languages
French

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