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Escape to Nowhere (1973)

Escape to Nowhere poster
Original title
Le Silencieux
Directed by
Claude Pinoteau
Genre
drama film, spy film
Country
France
Runtime
1h 57m
Rated
12
Rating
7.3 of 10 from 53 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A French spy is forced to go on the run after being framed for a crime. He must evade his pursuers while trying to clear his name.

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What happens

Escape to Nowhere (French: Le Silencieux, lit. 'The Silent One', also known as The Great Manhunt) is a 1973 Franco-Italian thriller film directed by Claude Pinoteau, and starring Lino Ventura. It is an adaptation of the novel Drôle de pistolet by Francis Ryck (1969). (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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