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Out of It

1978 · 100 min

A light, fast-paced French farce full of mistaken identity and chaotic chases, easy to enjoy without much thought.

Overview
The lawyer is visiting a prison to meet with a violent criminal who has been condemned to death. During the visit, things turn bad, there is a riot where prisoners escape and the criminal escapes taking a lawyer hostage.
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Tone
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • absurdstrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 1 of 3
  • warmstrength 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
  • crime
  • deception
  • friendship
  • freedom
  • justice
Places
  • prison
  • road trip
Era
period
Audience
teen
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action6
Horror1
Humour7
Realism5
Romance1
Tension4
Darkness3
Complexity3
Emotional weight3

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Details

Genres
comedy
Directed by
Gérard Oury
Written by
Danièle Thompson, Gérard Oury
Starring
Pierre Richard, Victor Lanoux, Raymond Bussières, Jean-Pierre Darras, Yvonne Gaudeau, Jacques Frantz, Claude Brosset, Blanche Ravalec
Music
Philippe-Gérard
Cinematography
Edmond Séchan
Runtime
100 min
Country
France
Languages
English, French, Italian

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