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The Upper Hand

Name: The Upper Hand
Director: Denys de La Patellière
Genre: Drama, Thriller, Crime
Released: 1966-03-02
Cast: Jean Gabin, Gert Fröbe, George Raft, Claudio Brook, Nadja Tiller

DramaThrillerCrime

In Paris, a gold smuggler is at war with other local gangsters who want piece of the action. Then the mob shows up and makes things worse. And an undercover US Treasury Department agent is trying to infiltrate the smuggling business.

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Cast

Jean GabinGert FröbeGeorge RaftClaudio BrookNadja TillerMarcel BozzuffiMireille DarcClaude BrasseurDaniel CeccaldiJean-Claude BercqDany DaubersonClaude Cerval

Director

Denys de La Patellière

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