Character Relationship Map: Hold-up

Characters

• Grimm (played by Jean-Paul Belmondo) — protagonist

  Grimm is the central criminal mastermind who organizes and leads the Montreal bank robbery. Disguised as a clown, he takes control of the bank, threatens hostages, demands public respect, and manipula...

• Georges (played by Guy Marchand) — protagonist

  Georges is Grimm's accomplice in the planned bank robbery and helps manage the operation after Grimm seizes control of the building. He assists in taking the money and remains with Grimm during the es...

• Lise Lefèvre (played by Kim Cattrall) — supporting

  Lise Lefèvre is connected to the fugitives and reunites with Grimm after the robbery during their flight. Her arrival brings affection as well as conflict to the group, and she becomes part of the ten...

• Jeremie Blanchet, taxi driver (played by Jacques Villeret) — supporting

  Jeremie Blanchet is a taxi driver who becomes involved after hearing the fugitives' story and transporting them. His vehicle provides temporary assistance during their escape, linking him to the crimi...

• Simon Labrosse (played by Jean-Pierre Marielle) — supporting

  Simon Labrosse is the principal police negotiator during the bank siege. He represents the authorities surrounding the building and tries to manage Grimm's theatrical threats, demands, and treatment o...

• Journalist (played by Karen Racicot) — minor

Canonical Relationships

Family, romantic, and professional connections based on plot evidence.

• Jeremie Blanchet, taxi driver → Lise Lefèvre (Professional Transporter) — His taxi becomes part of Lise's escape route.

  Jeremie transports the fugitives after Lise Lefèvre reunites with the group during their flight.

• Jeremie Blanchet, taxi driver → Georges (Professional Driver) — Jeremie assists Georges by driving the escaping group.

  Jeremie transports the fugitives after hearing their story, and Georges is identified as one of Grimm's accomplices.

• Simon Labrosse → Journalist (Professional Press Intermediary) — The journalist is part of the public-information pressure surrounding Simon's negotiation.

  The police use the press and a television broadcast to put pressure on Grimm during the siege.

• Grimm → Lise Lefèvre (Romantic Affectionate Companion) — Their reunion combines emotional attachment with renewed tension.

  Grimm reunites with Lise Lefèvre, and the plot says her presence brings both affection and conflict to the group.

Story Dynamics

Alliances, conflicts, and narrative interactions that evolve throughout the story.

• Grimm → Jeremie Blanchet, taxi driver (Social Passenger) — Jeremie provides transportation after hearing the fugitives' account.

  Jeremie Blanchet becomes involved after hearing their story and transporting the fugitives.

• Journalist → Grimm (Narrative Media Observer) — The journalist helps transform Grimm's criminal act into a public spectacle.

  A journalist reports on the siege, while public curiosity turns the clown into a strange media sensation.

• Grimm → Simon Labrosse (Conflict Adversary) — They oppose each other throughout the hostage negotiations.

  Simon Labrosse becomes the police negotiator while Grimm controls the bank and threatens the hostages.

• Grimm → Georges (Alliance Teammate) — They are the central robbery partners and cooperate during the hostage crisis.

  Grimm and Georges prepare the Montreal bank robbery together. Georges helps Grimm manage the operation after the robbery begins.

Story Analysis

A theatrical bank robbery expands into a hostage spectacle and an unstable flight toward uncertain freedom.

Plot Progression

1. A Dangerous Offer — Grimm and Georges prepare a bank robbery in Montreal. Lasky's unexpected offer creates immediate distrust, but the robbery proceeds.
2. The Clown Takes Control — Grimm enters the bank in a clown disguise and turns a comic distraction into an armed takeover. Georges assists as the pair seize more than two million dollars.
3. A Siege On Television — The robbery becomes a hostage crisis surrounded by police. Simon negotiates with Grimm while threats, demands, press coverage, and public curiosity intensify the spectacle.
4. Flight And Uncertain Fortune — Grimm and the accomplices escape with the money, reunite with Lise, and survive Lasky's attack. Jeremie transports them, but the discovery of locker 92 leaves their future unresolved.