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Three Days to Live (1958)

Three Days to Live poster
Original title
Trois jours à vivre
Directed by
Gilles Grangier
Genre
drama film
Country
France
Runtime
1h 25m
Rating
5.4 of 10 from 13 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A man learns he has a short time to live. He gets tangled up in criminal activities in the port cities of Le Havre and Rouen.

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What happens

Three Days to Live (French: Trois jours à vivre) is a 1957 French crime film directed by Gilles Grangier and starring Daniel Gélin, Jeanne Moreau and Lino Ventura. It was shot at the Saint-Maurice Studios in Paris and on location in Le Havre and Rouen. The film's sets were designed by the art director Roger Briaucourt. It premiered at the Cannes Film Festival in August 1957. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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