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📊 Film Specifications
Director Jean-Pierre Melville
Original Title L'Aîné des Ferchaux
Release Date September 25, 1963
Runtime 102 min (1h 42m)
Country France, Italy
Language FR
Budget N/A
Box Office N/A
Studios Sicilia Cinematografica • Spectacles Lumbroso • Ultra Film
Magnet of Doom (1963)
Directed by Jean-Pierre Melville
⭐ 3.1 / 5 (67 votes) ⏱️ 102 min 🎬 Crime, Drama, Adventure
Ratings Breakdown:
67 ratings 0.5 Stars 5.0 Stars
Synopsis
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.
Top Cast & Filmmakers
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Jean-Pierre Melville
Director
Novel
Georges Simenon
Novel
Dialogue
Jean-Pierre Melville
Dialogue
Jean-Paul Belmondo
Michel Maudet
Charles Vanel
Dieudonné Ferchaux
Michèle Mercier
Lou
Stefania Sandrelli
Angie, Hitch-Hiker
Malvina Silberberg
Lina
Barbara Sommers
Lou's friend
E.F. Medard
Suska
Todd Martin
Jeff
André Certes
Émile Ferchaux
Andrex
M. Andrei
Jerry Mengo
Banker
Delia Kent
Prostitute