L'homme au double visage
1993-08-08 · 89 min · ★ 10.0
At gunpoint, a plastic surgeon must operate on a criminal to escape the police. But when the criminal returns for treatment, the doctor plans to take revenge on his unfaithful wife.
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- Directors
- Claude Guillemot
- Production companies
- Les Productions du Daunou, Canal+
- Countries
- France
- Status
- Released
Top Cast
Michel DuchaussoyArmand Larnin
Arielle DombasleRégine Larnin
Xavier DelucSerge Dauvet / Jacques Verdone
João LagartoRichard Castel-Bérac
Diogo DóriaDédé
Pedro EfeJeff
Pascal SellemBlain
Jean-Claude BalardPolice Chief
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