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The Lion Sleeps Tonight(2018)
Status: Released
Date: 2018-01-03
71%
20 Votes
Time: 1h 43m
Overview:
An aging movie actor who is preparing to shoot a death scene finds himself visited by the spirit of a dead, long-ago lover.
Languages: French.
Countries:
France,
Japan
ProductionCompanies: 
Film-in-Evolution
Movie: The Lion Sleeps Tonight
Top 10 Billed Cast
Jean-Pierre Léaud
Jean
Pauline Étienne
Juliette
Maud Wyler
Céline, la mère de Jules
Arthur Harari
Philippe
Isabelle Weingarten
Marie
Louis-Do de Lencquesaing
Le réalisateur
Françoise Michaud
La maquilleuse
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