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Magnet of Doom
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Magnet of Doom

1963-09-25 · 102 min · ★ 6.3

Crime · Drama · Adventure

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.

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Directors
Jean-Pierre Melville
Production companies
Sicilia Cinematografica, Spectacles Lumbroso, Ultra Film
Countries
France, Italy
Status
Released

Top Cast

Jean-Paul BelmondoJean-Paul BelmondoMichel Maudet
Charles VanelCharles VanelDieudonné Ferchaux
Michèle MercierMichèle MercierLou
Stefania SandrelliStefania SandrelliAngie, Hitch-Hiker
Malvina SilberbergLina
Barbara SommersBarbara SommersLou's friend
E.F. MedardSuska
Todd MartinTodd MartinJeff
André CertesÉmile Ferchaux
AndrexAndrexM. Andrei
Jerry MengoBanker
Delia KentProstitute
Ginger HallGinger HallNurse
Maurice AuzelMaurice AuzelBoxer
Pierre LeprouxPierre LeprouxAn administrator
Jacques François ZellerAn administrator
Dominique ZardiDominique ZardiThe boxing speaker
Hugues WannerAn administrator
Paul SorèzeAn administrator
Charles BayardCharles BayardAn administrator

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