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Witness in the City

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How it feels

A man seeks revenge in Paris after a tragedy. He methodically tracks down those responsible while the police close in.

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What happens

Witness in the City (French: Un témoin dans la ville, Italian: Appuntamento con il delitto) is a 1959 French-Italian crime thriller film directed by Édouard Molinaro and starring Lino Ventura, Sandra Milo and Franco Fabrizi. It was shot at the Saint-Maurice Studios in Paris and on location across the city. The film's sets were designed by the art director Georges Lévy. Its score was written by Kenny Dorham. It has been classified as a film noir. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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