The Wonderful Crook(1975)
A manufacturer of furniture sees his business go down and decides to rob banks to pay his staff. Het gets romantically involved with one of his victims.
Movie: The Wonderful Crook
Top 10 Billed Cast
Pierre Vaucher
Nelly Wagner
Marthe Vaucher
Georges Vaucher, Pierre's father
Julien
François, foreman
Henri, drunkard
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A manufacturer of furniture sees his business go down and decides to rob banks to pay his staff. Het gets romantically involved with one of his victims.
Release Date
1975-02-19
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5.625
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