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Razzia sur la chnouf (1955)

Razzia sur la chnouf poster
Original title
Razzia sur la Chnouf
Directed by
Henri Decoin
Genre
crime film, film noir
Country
France
Runtime
1h 45m
Rated
NR
Rating
6.7 of 10 from 98 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

Paris police try to shut down a drug trafficking network. A tough undercover agent works his way into the organization to find the leaders.

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What happens

Razzia sur la chnouf (French for "Raid on the Dope") is a 1955 French gangster film directed by Henri Decoin that stars Jean Gabin, Lino Ventura, Lila Kedrova and Magali Noël. The screenplay, based on a novel by Auguste Le Breton, explores the contemporary drug scene in Paris and the efforts of the police to limit it. The film was released as Razzia in the United States, distributed by Kassler Films Inc. with English subtitles by Herman G. Weinberg. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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