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Oeil pour oeil (1957)

Oeil pour oeil poster
Original title
Œil pour œil
Directed by
André Cayatte
Genre
drama film
Country
France, Italy
Runtime
1h 53m
Rating
5.8 of 10 from 10 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A man seeks revenge against the people he holds responsible for a personal tragedy. As he tracks them down, he confronts moral questions about justice and vengeance.

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What happens

An Eye for an Eye (French: Oeil pour oeil) is a 1957 French-Italian Technicolor thriller film directed by André Cayatte and starring Curd Jürgens, Folco Lulli and Lea Padovani. It is based on the 1955 novel of the same title by Vahé Katcha. It was shot at the Victorine Studios in Nice and on location around Almería in Spain. The film's sets were designed by the art director Jacques Colombier. It was entered into the 1957 Venice Film Festival. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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