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Du crime considéré comme un des beaux-arts. is a french film of genre Crime directed by Frédéric Compain with Michel Piccoli
Du crime considéré comme un des beaux-arts. (1980)
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Add to a movie listDu crime considéré comme un des beaux-arts est un film français réalisé par Frédéric Compain, sorti en 1980.
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La rencontre d'un homme d'affaires témoin d'un crime et d'un commissaire aux méthodes particulières.Actors
Michel Piccoli
(Morrand)
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