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Cover Up(1983)
Status: Released
Date: 1983-08-24
55%
28 Votes
Time: 1h 43m
Overview:
A well-known business lawyer is shot dead in the courthouse. A commissioner of the Criminal Brigade is in charge of the investigation and is helped by a journalist.
Languages: French.
Countries:
France
ProductionCompanies:
Films A2
T. Films
Movie: Cover Up
Top 10 Billed Cast
Claude Brasseur
Commissaire Martin Griffon
Gabrielle Lazure
Sybille Berger
Jean-Claude Brialy
Le contrôleur Jean-François Rambert
Jean-Louis Trintignant
Christian Lacassagne
Dayle Haddon
Suzy Thomson, alias D'Annunzio
Robert Hirsch
Avram Kazavian
Jacques Dacqmine
Me Antoine d'Alins
Luc-Antoine Diquéro
Antoine Gomez
Yves Beneyton
Millard, le directeur du ministre de l'Intérieur
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A well-known business lawyer is shot dead in the courthouse. A commissioner of the Criminal Brigade is in charge of the investigation and is helped by a journalist.
Release Date
1983-08-24
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