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Magnet of Doom
Magnet of Doom
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  2. Magnet of Doom

Magnet of Doom

Original Title: L'Aîné des Ferchaux

1963
1h 42m
Crime
Drama
Adventure

Status

Released

Release

1963

Runtime

1h 42m

Where to Watch

Available options inUS

Provider type

Streaming

1
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Storyline

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.

Score Distribution

Details

Status
Released
Runtime
1h 42m
Sep 25, 1963
Languages
English
French
Director
Jean-Pierre Melville
Jean-Pierre Melville
Production
Sicilia Cinematografica
Sicilia Cinematografica
Spectacles Lumbroso
Spectacles Lumbroso
Ultra Film
Ultra Film
Production Countries
France
Italy

Top Cast

20 Cast Members

Jean-Paul Belmondo

Jean-Paul Belmondo

Michel Maudet

Charles Vanel

Charles Vanel

Dieudonné Ferchaux

Michèle Mercier

Michèle Mercier

Lou

Stefania Sandrelli

Stefania Sandrelli

Angie, Hitch-Hiker

Malvina Silberberg

Lina

Barbara Sommers

Barbara Sommers

Lou's friend

E.F. Medard

Suska

Todd Martin

Todd Martin

Jeff

André Certes

Émile Ferchaux

Andrex

Andrex

M. Andrei

Jerry Mengo

Banker

Delia Kent

Prostitute

Ginger Hall

Nurse

Maurice Auzel

Maurice Auzel

Boxer

Pierre Leproux

Pierre Leproux

An administrator

Jacques François Zeller

An administrator

Dominique Zardi

Dominique Zardi

The boxing speaker

Hugues Wanner

An administrator

Paul Sorèze

An administrator

Charles Bayard

Charles Bayard

An administrator

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