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Police Python 357 (1976)

Police Python 357 poster
Directed by
Alain Corneau
Genre
crime film
Country
Germany, France
Runtime
2h 05m
Rated
NR
Rating
6.7 of 10 from 100 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A police inspector becomes entangled in a web of deceit and danger after a violent crime. He must navigate a corrupt system to clear his name while staying ahead of his fellow officers.

tensesuspensefulnoir-ishgrittydeliberatepsychologicalclaustrophobicbrooding

What happens

Police Python 357 (also known as The Case Against Ferro) is a 1976 French crime-thriller film written and directed by Alain Corneau. It is partially an adaptation of the storyline of Kenneth Fearing's 1946 novel, The Big Clock along with childhood experiences by Corneau. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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