Why no DVD release?

I'd also love to own this, but I haven't been able to find a copy with English subtitles. Amazon France has it, but not with English subtitles. You can get the American remake everywhere, but not the original gem.

You're right, steempy! Several Australian sites are listing Les Fugitifs for an August release.
They also have a 3-disc boxed set of Francis Veber comedies, but none of the sites actually say what the three films in the set are, only that Les Fugitifs is part of it.

Having received my Les Fugitifs DVD, I have to say the English subtitles are somewhat disappointing. They're clunky to the point of detracting from the movie at times. They remind me of someone using Altavista's Babelfish to translate text. In addition to that, here and there it's less than clear which character is meant to have said which line, which throws some confusion into the mix.

I wouldn't go as far as to say "don't buy it", it's still a great movie and watchable, but as I said, it's a bit disappointing. I don't know about the other two movies in the set (I have the Kino Video editions of those), but the subtitles on the Madman release of Les Fugitifs are a definitive negative.

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