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Magnet of Doom(1963)
Status: Released
Date: 1963-09-25
63%
58 Votes
Time: 1h 42m
Overview:
Young boxer Michel Maudet is sacked by his manager after a series of match defeats and is forced to look for a new job. He is engaged as secretary to a millionaire named Ferchaux who is in a hurry to flee the country when he discovers he has been implicated in a high-profile fraud.
Languages: English, French.
Countries:
France,
Italy
ProductionCompanies:
Sicilia Cinematografica
Spectacles Lumbroso
Ultra Film
Movie: Magnet of Doom
Top 10 Billed Cast
Jean-Paul Belmondo
Michel Maudet
Charles Vanel
Dieudonné Ferchaux
Michèle Mercier
Lou
Stefania Sandrelli
Angie, Hitch-Hiker
Barbara Sommers
Lou's friend
Todd Martin
Jeff
Andrex
M. Andrei
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