Two sympathetic outlaws, Colin and Mailland, come across a little girl,
Savannah who has run away from home. Having decided to ransom the
girl, the two men take her to an old farm and wait for events to take
their course. As the girl is the daughter of an important
politician, the press and the police are soon interested in the
kidnapping...
Cast: Jacques Higelin (Colin),
Daniel Martin (Mailland),
Elodie Gautier (Savannah),
Sylvie Granotier (Genevieve),
René Féret (Fabien),
Marcel Bozzuffi (Caplan),
Benoît Régent (Le pompiste),
Dominique Blanc (Jeanne),
Michel Didym (Perret),
Jean-Marie Galey (Le conseiller),
Ruth Handlen (Audrey),
Jean-Pierre Kohut-Svelko (Le commissaire),
Jacques Nolot (L'agent),
Romain Weingarten (Le forain),
Armand Babel,
Bérénice Sauvaget,
Bernard Graell,
Jacky Besson,
Pierre Martin,
Claude Marquant
Country: France
Language: French
Support: Color
Runtime: 100 min
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