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And Hope to Die

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A crook on the run hooks up with a criminal gang to commit a kidnapping. However, things don't go quite as planned.

movie

Status: Released

Released Date: 1972-09-15

Runtime: 142 mins

Director: René Clément

Spoken language: Français

Genres: Crime, Thriller

Original title: And Hope to Die

Production Companies: Greenwich Film Production

Production Countries: France

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