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Magnet of Doom
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Title: Magnet of Doom

Release Date: 25 Sep 1963

Runtime: 1h 42m

Genre: Crime, Drama, Adventure

Director: Sicilia Cinematografica, Spectacles Lumbroso, Ultra Film

Production Companies: Sicilia Cinematografica, Spectacles Lumbroso, Ultra Film

Overview: Young boxer Michel Maudet is sacked by his manager after a series of match defeats and is forced to look for a new job. He is engaged as secretary to a millionaire named Ferchaux who is in a hurry to flee the country when he discovers he has been implicated in a high-profile fraud.

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Ratings

Average Vote: 6.3 (58 votes)

Cast

  • Michel Maudet: Jean-Paul Belmondo
  • Dieudonné Ferchaux: Charles Vanel
  • Lou: Michèle Mercier
  • Angie, Hitch-Hiker: Stefania Sandrelli
  • Lina: Malvina Silberberg
  • Lou's friend: Barbara Sommers
  • Suska: E.F. Medard
  • Jeff: Todd Martin
  • Émile Ferchaux: André Certes
  • M. Andrei: Andrex
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