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Ménilmontant
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Title: Ménilmontant

Release Date: 2 Jan 1926

Runtime: 38m

Genre: Drama

Director: Lobster Films

Production Companies: Lobster Films

Overview: A pair of sisters leave the country for the city after their parents are slaughtered in a mysterious axe murder.

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Ratings

Average Vote: 7.4 (85 votes)

Cast

  • La jeune sœur: Nadia Sibirskaïa
  • La sœur aînée: Yolande Beaulieu
  • Le jeune homme: Guy Belmont
  • Le père: Jean Pasquier
  • La mère: M. Ardouin
  • L'amant: Maurice Ronsard
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