Attention bandits! is a 1987 film directed by Claude Lelouch.
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Synopsis
A young criminal is framed. During a robbery, a woman is killed, and he is accused of the murder. Sentenced to 10 years in prison, he is after one thing: revenge.
Starring
Jean Yanne: Simon Verini, dit l'Expert
Marie-Sophie L.: Marie-Sophie, dite la Princesse
Patrick Bruel: Julien Bastide, dit Mozart
Charles Gérard: Tonton Charlot
Corinne Marchand: Manuchka
Hélène Surgère: The institution director
Edwige Navarro: Marie-Sophie enfant
Christine Barbelivien: Françoise Verini
Hervé Favre: The fiancé
Ginette Garcin: The maid
Françoise Bette
Jean-Michel Dupuis
Anouchka
Reception
The movie received recognition for its positive portrayal of stuttering: the lead Marie-Sophie has a stutter, and the movie depicts her speech impediment as just a distinctive trait of hers, rather than as a detraction or a source of humor. While cinema attendance at the time of its release was in sharp decline in France, the film was released on June 3, 1987, and managed to take first place at the box office for its first week of operation with more than 206,000 admissions throughout the country, including more than 88,000 admissions in Paris.