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A Who-Dunit, Who's Got-It, Where-Is-It-Now Wild One From That "Breathless" director Jean-Luc Godard! - Band of Outsiders
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Title: Band of Outsiders

Release Date: 5 Aug 1964

Runtime: 1h 37m

Genre: Crime, Drama, Comedy

Director: Orsay Films, Anouchka Films

Production Companies: Orsay Films, Anouchka Films

Overview: Cinephile slackers Franz and Arthur spend their days mimicking the antiheroes of Hollywood noirs and Westerns while pursuing the lovely Odile. The misfit trio upends convention at every turn, be it through choreographed dances in cafés or frolicsome romps through the Louvre. Eventually, their romantic view of outlaws pushes them to plan their own heist, but their inexperience may send them out in a blaze of glory -- which could be just what they want.

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Ratings

Average Vote: 7.5 (564 votes)

Cast

  • Odile: Anna Karina
  • Arthur: Claude Brasseur
  • Franz: Sami Frey
  • English Teacher: Danièle Girard
  • Madame Victoria: Louisa Colpeyn
  • Arthur's Aunt: Chantal Darget
  • Legionary: Georges Staquet
  • Arthur's Uncle: Ernest Menzer
  • The Alcoholic Student: Jean-Claude Rémoleux
  • The Doorman: Michel Delahaye
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