Mille Milliards de Dollars
Classic French Cinema
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2h 11m
Directed by Henri Verneuil • Crime • 1982 • France • French with English subtitles
Starring Patrick Dewaere, Jeanne Moreau, Mel Ferrer
From Henri Verneuil comes a captivating conspiracy thriller about a young journalist who uncovers an assassination plot hatched by an American multinational company intent on taking over several French industries. He aims to gather enough evidence to expose the American corporation for what it really is, before French companies start to disappear—along with their employees.
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