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L'Argent
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Title: L'Argent

Release Date: 16 May 1983

Runtime: 1h 25m

Genre: Crime, Drama

Director: Marion's Films, Eôs Films, France 3 Cinéma

Production Companies: Marion's Films, Eôs Films, France 3 Cinéma

Overview: A forged 500-franc note is passed from person to person and shop to shop, until it falls into the hands of a genuine innocent who doesn't see it for what it is—which will have devastating consequences on his life.

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Average Vote: 7 (256 votes)

Cast

  • Yvon Targe: Christian Patey
  • Lucien: Vincent Risterucci
  • Grey Haired Woman: Sylvie Van Den Elsen
  • Grey Haired Woman's Father: Michel Briguet
  • Elise: Caroline Lang
  • Norbert: Marc Ernest Fourneau
  • un client du magasin: Jean-Frédéric Ducasse
  • le photographe: Didier Baussy
  • Yvette: Jeanne Aptekman
  • le compagnon de cellule d'Yvon: François-Marie Banier
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