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The Knife to the Throat

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Pacos Le Maltais, leader of a gang, lays down the law on the quay of Marseille. He fires one of his henchmen, Le Chinois, who killed a woman during the last bank stickup.

movie

Status: Released

Released Date: 1955-11-29

Runtime: 90 mins

Director: Jacques Séverac

Writer: Jacques Séverac, André Tabet

Spoken language: Français

Genres: Crime, Thriller

Original title: The Knife to the Throat

Production Companies: Edition et Diffusion Cinématographique (E.D.I.C.), Les Films Artistiques Français

Production Countries: France

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