Magnet of Doom
Magnet of Doom

Movie·1963·1h 42m

Magnet of Doom

Country

France

Language

English

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The Story

Original title: L'Aîné des Ferchaux

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.

Producer

Charles Lumbroso

Cinematography

Henri Decaë

Music

Georges Delerue

Editor

Monique Bonnot

Themes

new york citybankerparis, francerivermotelnew orleans, louisianainvestigationdinerexilehypochondriacscandaltravel

Production House

Sicilia Cinematografica
Spectacles Lumbroso
Ultra Film

Audience Score

63%

65 votes

Skip13%
Timepass29%
Go for it37%
Perfection21%

Where to watch

Region: US

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// cast

Cast

Jean-Paul Belmondo

Jean-Paul Belmondo

Michel Maudet

Charles Vanel

Charles Vanel

Dieudonné Ferchaux

Michèle Mercier

Michèle Mercier

Lou

Stefania Sandrelli

Stefania Sandrelli

Angie, Hitch-Hiker

Malvina Silberberg

Lina

Barbara Sommers

Barbara Sommers

Lou's friend

E.F. Medard

Suska

Todd Martin

Todd Martin

Jeff

André Certes

Émile Ferchaux

Andrex

Andrex

M. Andrei

Jerry Mengo

Banker

Delia Kent

Prostitute

Ginger Hall

Nurse

Maurice Auzel

Maurice Auzel

Boxer

Pierre Leproux

Pierre Leproux

An administrator

Jacques François Zeller

An administrator

Dominique Zardi

Dominique Zardi

The boxing speaker

Hugues Wanner

An administrator

// crew

Crew

Jean-Pierre Melville

Jean-Pierre Melville

Director, Screenplay

Charles Lumbroso

Producer

Georges Delerue

Georges Delerue

Original Music Composer

Monique Bonnot

Editor

Claude Durand

Claude Durand

Editor

Henri Decaë

Henri Decaë

Director of Photography

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