Movie
Hold-up
Dressed as a clown, the clever rascal Grimm holds up the most secure bank of Montreal and takes 30 hostages. While confusing and ridiculing the police with his strange behavior, he calmly manages to rid the bank of a fortune. But then an unsatisfied companion arouses trouble...
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Checked Jul 22, 2026
Hold-up opened in theaters October 25, 1985. We don't have a confirmed streaming, rental or purchase option yet.
Synopsis
Dressed as a clown, the clever rascal Grimm holds up the most secure bank of Montreal and takes 30 hostages. While confusing and ridiculing the police with his strange behavior, he calmly manages to rid the bank of a fortune. But then an unsatisfied companion arouses trouble...
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Cast
Jean-Paul BelmondoGrimm
Guy MarchandGeorges
Kim CattrallLise Lefèvre
Jacques VilleretJeremie Blanchet, chauffeur de taxi
Jean-Pierre MarielleSimon Labrosse
Jean-Claude de GorosInspecteur Fox
Raymond AquilonFrankie, guardianCredits
- Directed by
- Alexandre Arcady
- Written by
- Francis Veber, Daniel Saint-Hamont, Alexandre Arcady, Jay Cronley
Production details
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- French
- Budget
- $1.5M
Production
- Cerito FilmsFrance
- Les Films ArianeFrance
- CinévidéoCanada