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Thomas the Impostor (1964)

Thomas the Impostor poster
Original title
Thomas l'imposteur
Directed by
Georges Franju
Genre
drama film
Country
France
Runtime
1h 34m
Rating
6.5 of 10 from 16 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A young man pretends to be a relative of a famous general during World War I. He gets drawn into the lives of a woman and her family, leading to a web of lies and unexpected consequences.

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What happens

Thomas the Impostor (French: Thomas l'imposteur) is a 1965 French drama film directed by Georges Franju and starring Emmanuelle Riva, Fabrice Rouleau, Sophie Dares, Jean Marais and Charles Aznavour. It is based on a novel of the same name by Jean Cocteau. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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