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Magnet of Doom is a french film of genre Drama directed by Jean-Pierre Melville released in USA on 11 november 1963 with Jean-Paul Belmondo
Magnet of Doom (1963)
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Add to a movie listMagnet of Doom (French: L'aîné des Ferchaux) is a 1963 French film, directed by Jean-Pierre Melville, based on the novel of the same title by Georges Simenon.
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Contraint de renoncer à une carrière de boxeur qu'il avait un temps envisagée, un jeune homme, Michel, se fait engager comme secrétaire et garde du corps d'un vieux banquier, Dieudonné Ferchaux, contraint de quitter précipitamment la France pour fuir la justice. À New York puis à La Nouvelle-Orléans, les deux hommes apprendront à mieux se connaître tout en jouant au chat et à la souris.Actors
Jean-Paul Belmondo
(Michel Maudet)
Charles Vanel
(Dieudonné Ferchaux)
Michèle Mercier
(Lou)
Stefania Sandrelli
(Angie, Hitch-Hiker)
Andrex
(M. Andrei)
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