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Ballad for a Hoodlum is a film of genre Drama directed by Claude-Jean Bonnardot released in USA on 27 march 1963 with Laurent Terzieff
Ballad for a Hoodlum (1963)
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Un mystérieux espion débarque à Orly : il y est attendu par la police et divers services de renseignements qui convoitent sa mallette. Son correspondant, Stéphane, la récupère et charge Vincent, garagiste en province après avoir fait de la prison pour un casse, de la porter à son destinataire. Mais Vincent ignore que le colis est piégé.Actors
Laurent Terzieff
(Vincent Vivant)
Hildegard Knef
(Martha)
Michel Vitold
(Stéphane Donnacil)
Daniel Emilfork
(Donacil)
Étienne Bierry
(Max)
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