“He escaped a week ago, but they got him. Around here to escape is bad...” – Juvenile Delinquent, The 400 Blows ... Movie Quotes Database

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A scene from The 400 Blows 1959

Juvenile Delinquent

[to Antoine about another boy in the reformatory]

He escaped a week ago, but they got him. Around here to escape is bad enough, but getting caught is worse.

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