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Symphony for a Massacre
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Symphony for a Massacre

1963-04-23 · 115 min · ★ 6.7

Crime · Drama

A band of gangsters devise a plan to steal a game contested between two drug gangs of drug traffickers: the five fraudsters will face bigger problems than them.

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Directors
Jacques Deray
Production companies
Compagnie Industrielle et Commerciale Cinématographique, Productions et Éditions Cinématographiques Françaises, Dear Film, Ultra Film
Countries
France, Italy
Status
Released

Top Cast

Michel AuclairMichel AuclairClavet
Claude DauphinClaude DauphinValoti
Charles VanelCharles VanelPaoli
Jean RochefortJean RochefortJabeke
Michèle MercierMichèle MercierMadeleine Clavet
José GiovanniJosé GiovanniMoreau
Daniela RoccaDaniela RoccaHélène Valoti
Marcello PaglieroMarcello PaglieroCerutti (uncredited)
Claude CervalClaude Cerval(uncredited)
Jean DegraveJean DegraveGames room employee (uncredited)
Maurice GarrelMaurice Garrel(uncredited)
Billy KearnsBilly KearnsAmerican customer (uncredited)
Pierre MiratPierre Mirat(uncredited)

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