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La peau de chagrin(1980)
Status: Released
Date: 1980-12-29
44%
5 Votes
Time: 2h 20m
Overview:
Raphaël de Valentin is a tormented, hopeless and penniless young aristocrat. An old antique dealer gives him a sorrowful skin that has the power to grant all the wishes of its owner. But he warns him: with each wish granted, the size of the skin will shrink.
Languages: French.
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Movie: La peau de chagrin
Top 5 Billed Cast
Catriona MacColl
Comtesse Fœdora
Anne Caudry
Pauline Gaudin de Witschnau
Richard Fontana
Horace Bianchon
Jean-Marie Galey
Rastignac
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Raphaël de Valentin is a tormented, hopeless and penniless young aristocrat. An old antique dealer gives him a sorrowful skin that has the power to grant all the wishes of its owner. But he warns him: with each wish granted, the size of the skin will shrink.
Release Date
1980-12-29
Average
4.4
Rating:
2.2 startsTagline
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Français
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