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Échec au porteur (1958)

Échec au porteur poster
Directed by
Gilles Grangier
Genre
crime film
Country
France
Runtime
1h 26m
Rated
16
Rating
6.2 of 10 from 11 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A man gets involved in a risky scheme that goes wrong. He has to deal with the consequences while being chased by dangerous people.

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What happens

Not Delivered (French: Échec au porteur) is a 1958 French crime thriller film directed by Gilles Grangier and starring Paul Meurisse, Jeanne Moreau, Serge Reggiani and Gert Fröbe. It was shot at the Boulogne Studios in Paris and on location in Brittany. The film's sets were designed by the art director Robert Gys. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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