Character Relationship Map: It's Called Catastrophe

Characters

• Antoine Malibran (played by Michel Leeb) — protagonist

  Antoine Malibran is the central protagonist, a man wrongly imprisoned after being mistaken for an armed bank robber. His accidental escape, return to prison, unintended flight to Marseille, rise as an...

• Fernand Dubuisson (played by Michel Galabru) — supporting
• Le Juge d'Instruction (played by Darry Cowl) — supporting
• Patricia (played by Alexandra Delli Colli) — supporting
• The Girl (played by Françoise Blanchard) — supporting
• Puidubourg (played by Max Montavon) — supporting
• Alphonse (played by Ticky Holgado) — supporting
• Fifi (played by Dominique Zardi) — supporting
• Frumigaci (played by Pierre Doris) — supporting
• Le président africain (played by Ibrahim Seck) — supporting

  Le président africain is the new leader of an unnamed African country that undergoes a coup d'état. After Antoine arrives there through a chain of accidents, the president appoints him as his principa...

• Carole (played by Carole Lixon) — supporting

  Carole is Antoine Malibran's girlfriend and works as a cashier at the bank involved in the opening confusion. Antoine waits for her when he is arrested, later misses her while living abroad, and hopes...

• Monsieur Bobby, le Directeur de la Prison (played by Daniel Darnault) — minor

  Monsieur Bobby is the prison director whose car becomes part of Antoine's accidental escape. While assigned to clean the director's vehicle, Antoine falls asleep on its back seat and wakes after the p...

Story Analysis

A chain of accidental events transforms an ordinary man into a global figure, only to return him to his starting point through ironic twists.

Plot Progression

1. The Wrong Place, Wrong Time — Antoine is mistakenly arrested for a bank robbery while waiting for his girlfriend. He is thrown into prison and must navigate the harsh environment of his cell.
2. Prison Authority and Accidental Escape — Antoine accidentally escapes but voluntarily returns, earning immense respect from inmates. He then triggers a pre-planned escape meant for someone else.
3. Global Misadventures — Stranded in Africa during a coup, Antoine becomes a presidential advisor. He longs for home and accidentally subdues a terrorist on his flight back.
4. Return and Revelation — Antoine returns to Paris exhausted but hopeful. His girlfriend reveals she committed the very bank robbery that started his nightmare, closing the ironic loop.