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Witness in the City is a french film of genre Drama directed by Édouard Molinaro released in USA on 1 november 2014 with Lino Ventura
Witness in the City (1959)
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Un nommé Verdier tue sa maîtresse en la jetant d'un train. Il bénéficie d'un non-lieu au bénéfice du doute.Actors
Lino Ventura
(Ancelin)
Sandra Milo
(Liliane)
Franco Fabrizi
(Lambert)
Daniel Ceccaldi
(Le client étranger)
Jacques Berthier
(Pierre Verdier)
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