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Backfire (1964)

Backfire poster
Original title
Échappement libre
Directed by
Paul Almond, Jean Becker
Genre
comedy film, adventure film, crime film
Country
Germany, France, Italy, Spain
Runtime
1h 34m
Rated
NR
Rating
6.3 of 10 from 30 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A man and a woman get caught up in a series of criminal events. They must navigate danger and betrayal while trying to escape their circumstances.

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What happens

Backfire (French: Échappement libre, Italian: Scappamento aperto, Spanish: A escape libre) is a 1964 French crime film directed by Jean Becker, which stars Jean-Paul Belmondo and Jean Seberg, reuniting for the first time since Breathless (1960). (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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