La Carapate (1978)

La Carapate

Gérard Oury's comedy, released in France in 1978 (English-language listings title it The Escape). In May 1968, lawyer Jean-Philippe Duroc travels to visit his client Martial Gaulard in prison to deliver the news that his appeal has been rejected, leaving him condemned to death; the two men escape together against the backdrop of the May 1968 unrest. Pierre Richard and Victor Lanoux star, with Jean-Pierre Darras as the bourgeois Jacques Panivaux. (IMDb)

Watches

Cartier Tank

Worn by Jean-Pierre Darras as Jacques Panivaux. Montres de Luxe identifies Panivaux's watch as a yellow-gold Cartier Tank, noting that product placement did not yet exist in French cinema at the time, so the piece is read as Darras's own personal watch rather than a costume pull; no reference is given. The same source notes a Boucheron jewelry set glimpsed in a Louis Vuitton case during the film's Rolls-Royce scene. (Montres de Luxe)

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