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Blackmailed is a British film of genre Drama directed by Marc Allégret with Mai Zetterling
Blackmailed (1951)
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Add to a movie listBlackmailed is a 1951 British drama film directed by Marc Allégret and starring Mai Zetterling, Dirk Bogarde, Fay Compton and Robert Flemyng. It was adapted from a novel by Elizabeth Myers and was also released as Mrs. Christopher.
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Le maître-chanteur est assassiné et ceux qui ont assisté à la scène s'accordent pour ne rien dire, mais il y a eu un autre témoin, un jeune artiste, lui aussi victine de chantage...Actors
Mai Zetterling
(Mrs. Carol Edwards)
Dirk Bogarde
(Stephen Mundy)
Fay Compton
(Mrs. Christopher)
Robert Flemyng
(Dr. Giles Freeman)
Michael Gough
(Maurice Edwards)
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