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A Thousand Billion Dollars (1982)

A Thousand Billion Dollars poster
Original title
Mille milliards de dollars
Directed by
Henri Verneuil
Genre
drama film
Country
France
Runtime
2h 12m
Rated
12
Rating
7.0 of 10 from 67 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A young French journalist uncovers evidence that an American corporation is using murder and crime to buy up French companies. He struggles to expose the conspiracy while staying alive.

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What happens

A Thousand Billion Dollars (French: Mille milliards de dollars) is a 1982 French thriller film directed by Henri Verneuil and starring Patrick Dewaere. It tells the story of a young French journalist who discovers how an American company is using assassinations and other criminal methods to take over French industries. The film was released in France on 10 February 1982. It recorded 1,190,673 admissions in its domestic market. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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