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Le Pacha (1968)

Le Pacha poster
Original title
Le pacha
Directed by
Georges Lautner
Genre
crime film
Country
France, Italy
Runtime
1h 22m
Rated
16
Rating
6.7 of 10 from 115 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A senior Paris policeman hunts down a ruthless killer across the city. He uses experience and grit to track his target.

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What happens

Pasha (French: Le Pacha) is a 1968 French crime film directed by Georges Lautner that stars Jean Gabin and Dany Carrel and is based on the novel Pouce! by Jean Laborde. It tells the story of a senior Paris policeman pursuing a ruthless killer. Filming began on 14 November 1967 and ended in December the same year, with release on 14 March 1968. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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