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Witness in the City(1959)
Status: Released
Date: 1959-05-06
63%
41 Votes
Time: 1h 26m
Overview:
Industrialist Pierre Verdier kills his mistress Jeanne Ancelin by throwing her off a train. Her husband, Ancelin, decides to take revenge on his wife's murderer, who has been acquitted by justice.
Languages: French.
Countries:
France,
Italy
ProductionCompanies:
Franco London Films
Paris Union Films
Société Nouvelle des Établissements Gaumont (SNEG)
Tempo Film
Movie: Witness in the City
Top 10 Billed Cast
Lino Ventura
Ancelin
Jacques Berthier
Pierre Verdier
Daniel Ceccaldi
Le client étranger
Robert Dalban
Raymond
Micheline Luccioni
Germaine
Janine Darcey
La propriétaire de l'hôtel
Jacques Monod
L'avocat de Verdier
Michel Etcheverry
Le juge d'instruction
Sandra Milo
Liliane
Jacques Jouanneau
Le loueur de voitures
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Industrialist Pierre Verdier kills his mistress Jeanne Ancelin by throwing her off a train. Her husband, Ancelin, decides to take revenge on his wife's murderer, who has been acquitted by justice.
Release Date
1959-05-06
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