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Out of It

Out of It

Comedy · 1978

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.

Movie details

Out of It

1978 Comedy 1h 40m

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TMDB

6.6 / 10

Community rating

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.

CriticWise case file

What this film says about your taste.

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The archetype split

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Names above the title

The people responsible.

Directed by

Gérard Oury

Written by

Danièle Thompson · Gérard Oury

Pierre Richard

Pierre Richard

Jean-Philippe Duroc, Gaulard's Lawyer

Victor Lanoux

Victor Lanoux

Martial Gaulard, Condemned to Death

Raymond Bussières

Raymond Bussières

Marcel Duroc, Father of Jean-Philippe

Jean-Pierre Darras

Jean-Pierre Darras

Jacques Panivaux, Owner of the Rolls-Royce

Yvonne Gaudeau

Yvonne Gaudeau

Gisèle Panivaux

Jacques Frantz

Jacques Frantz

Commissioner Rocheteau, Tracking Gaulard on the Run

Claude Brosset

Claude Brosset

Gustave, from the Tomato Coulis Farm

Court is in session

Put Out of It on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Arthouse Gremlin

“Its refusal to behave is the point.”

The strange choices create the kind of friction that follows you out of the theatre and into the argument.

The prosecution The Popcorn Loyalist

“Oddness is not depth.”

A film can break every rule and still leave nothing behind but the memory of how hard it tried to be singular.