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La Soupe à la grimace (1954)

La Soupe à la grimace poster
Directed by
Jean Sacha
Genre
drama film
Country
France
Runtime
1h 30m
Rating
6.0 of 10 from 2 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A uranium mine in New Mexico is run by a woman who fears her ex-husband will try to take it back. She orders the men to arm themselves as accidents and a murder raise the stakes.

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What happens

La Soupe à la grimace est un film français réalisé par Jean Sacha et sorti en 1954. Frank Keany est l'ingénieur en chef d'une mine d'uranium située au Nouveau-Mexique et dont la propriétaire est une femme, Moira Warden. Celle-ci suspecte son ex-mari de vouloir reprendre possession de la mine. Elle demande aux hommes de s'armer. Divers incidents surviennent, dont le meurtre d'un mineur. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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