Mesrine

IMDb link: 0087712
IMDb rating: 5.8 (232 votes)
Genres: Crime, Drama, Biography
Director: Andre Genoves
Cast: Nicolas Silberg, Caroline Aguilar, Gérard Sergue, Michel Poujade and others

Release date: 29 Feb 1984
Release year: 1984
Runtime: 110 minutes
Country: France
Keywords: gangster, escaped prisoner, bandit, 1970s, male camaraderie, french police, friendship, armed robbery, french girl, loneliness

Plot:

Jacques Mesrine was the foremost criminal, public enemy N°1, the man most wanted in France, guilty of 39 crimes. "In the police or newspaper history, Mesrine broke all records". The film begins with his escape on May 8, 1978. Mesrine was the only man to escape from La Sante. We relieve the 18 crazy months he spent on the run and his encounter with Sylvia who is swept into his madness.

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