Underplayed Gems

Magnet of Doom (1963)

Magnet of Doom poster
Original title
L'Aîné des Ferchaux
Directed by
Jean-Pierre Melville
Genre
drama film
Country
France, Italy
Runtime
1h 41m
Rating
6.3 of 10 from 66 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A young man becomes the assistant to a disgraced banker on the run. They travel together as the banker's paranoia and desperation grow.

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What happens

Magnet of Doom (French: L'Aîné des Ferchaux, "The Elder Ferchaux"), also known as An Honorable Young Man, is a 1963 French noir film, directed by Jean-Pierre Melville, based on the novel of the same title by Georges Simenon. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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