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A French noir where everyone wants the loot, nobody trusts anyone, and charm is the deadliest weapon.
TMDB
80
IMDb
61

Escapade (1957)

smoky backroomsdouble-crossescontinental cool

Overview

Adventure

Some gangsters use a young girl to get to a recently released convict who hid $10 million from a robbery just before he was caught.

Flag of FRFRFrench
Content warning
greed corrupts alltrust as vulnerabilityfreedom's price

Standout Aspects

Acting

Louis Jourdan's smoldering ambiguity—hero or hustler?

Cinematography

Parisian shadows that breathe 1950s noir paranoia.

Best for:Solo: Rainy night with wine and zero distractions.·Date Night: If they dig vintage betrayal and suave criminals.
Heads up:Violence: Period-appropriate roughness; some gunplay and implied threat.
Ralph Habib

Director

Ralph Habib

ReleasedJun 7, 1957
Runtime1h 45m
StatusReleased

Vibe

Pacesteady
Intensitymedium
Tonedark
Feelmedium
Pathé Consortium Cinéma
Progéfi

Top Cast

Louis Jourdan

Louis Jourdan

Frank Raphaël

Dany Carrel

Dany Carrel

Agnès Marcenary

Roger Hanin

Roger Hanin

Olivier

Lise Delamare

Lise Delamare

Mrs. Mercenay

Félix Marten

Félix Marten

Angelo

Albert Rémy

Albert Rémy

José

Arlette Merry

Arlette Merry

Dolly

Claude Génia

Claude Génia

Mrs. Bariset

Marcel Bozzuffi

Marcel Bozzuffi

Raymond

Léopoldo Francès

Léopoldo Francès

'Persil'

Guy Tréjean

Guy Tréjean

Maurice, bartender

Jean Ozenne

Jean Ozenne

Concierge

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Deep Dive

Trivia, insights & behind the scenes

Trivia

Ralph Habib was primarily a documentarian; this rare fiction feature shows that eye for real locations.

Cultural

Released during France's post-war noir boom, it borrows American cynicism but keeps European romantic fatalism.

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