Dressed as a clown, the clever rascal Grimm holds up the most secure bank of Montreal and takes 30 hostages. While confusing and ridiculing the police with his strange behavior, he calmly manages to rid the bank of a fortune. But then an unsatisfied companion arouses trouble...
Hold-up is of 1 hour(s) and 54 minute(s). It is Produced By: Cerito Films, Les Films Ariane, Cinévidéo. It was released on 1985-10-23. It has an average vote of 6.193 on TMDB.
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