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Magnet of Doom (1963)

Genre : Adventure, Crime, Drama

Runtime : 1H 42M

Director : Jean-Pierre Melville
Writer : Jean-Pierre Melville

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.

Actors

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
Malvina Silberberg
Lina
Barbara Sommers
Barbara Sommers
Lou's friend
E.F. Medard
E.F. Medard
Suska
Todd Martin
Todd Martin
Jeff
André Certes
André Certes
Émile Ferchaux
Andrex
Andrex
M. Andrei
Jerry Mengo
Jerry Mengo
Banker
Delia Kent
Delia Kent
Prostitute
Ginger Hall
Ginger Hall
Nurse
Maurice Auzel
Maurice Auzel
Boxer
Pierre Leproux
Pierre Leproux
An administrator
Jacques François Zeller
Jacques François Zeller
An administrator
Dominique Zardi
Dominique Zardi
The boxing speaker
Hugues Wanner
Hugues Wanner
An administrator
Paul Sorèze
Paul Sorèze
An administrator
Charles Bayard
Charles Bayard
An administrator

Crews

Jean-Pierre Melville
Jean-Pierre Melville
Director
Jean-Pierre Melville
Jean-Pierre Melville
Dialogue
Jean-Pierre Melville
Jean-Pierre Melville
Screenplay
Georges Simenon
Georges Simenon
Novel
Charles Lumbroso
Charles Lumbroso
Producer
Georges Delerue
Georges Delerue
Original Music Composer
Monique Bonnot
Monique Bonnot
Editor
Claude Durand
Claude Durand
Editor
Henri Decaë
Henri Decaë
Director of Photography
Daniel Guéret
Daniel Guéret
Production Design
Yves Boisset
Yves Boisset
Assistant Director

Posters and backgrounds

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