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Symphony for a Massacre

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A band of gangsters devise a plan to steal a game contested between two drug gangs of drug traffickers: the five fraudsters will face bigger problems than them.

movie

Status: Released

Released Date: 1963-04-23

Runtime: 115 mins

Director: Jacques Deray

Writer: José Giovanni, Claude Sautet, Jacques Deray

Spoken language: Français

Genres: Crime, Drama

Original title: Symphony for a Massacre

Production Companies: Compagnie Industrielle et Commerciale Cinématographique, Productions et Éditions Cinématographiques Françaises, Dear Film, Ultra Film

Production Countries: France, Italy

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