Magnet of Doom (1963)
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.
Director:
Jean-Pierre Melville
Writer:
Jean-Pierre Melville
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Jean-Paul Belmondo as Michel Maudet |
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Charles Vanel as Dieudonné Ferchaux |
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Michèle Mercier as Lou |
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Stefania Sandrelli as Angie, Hitch-Hiker |
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Malvina Silberberg as Lina |
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Barbara Sommers as Lou's friend |
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E.F. Medard as Suska |
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Todd Martin as Jeff |
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André Certes as Émile Ferchaux |
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Andrex as M. Andrei |
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Jerry Mengo as Banker |
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Delia Kent as Prostitute |
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Ginger Hall as Nurse |
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Maurice Auzel as Boxer |
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Pierre Leproux as An administrator |
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Jacques François Zeller as An administrator |
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Dominique Zardi as The boxing speaker |
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Hugues Wanner as An administrator |
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Paul Sorèze as An administrator |
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Charles Bayard as An administrator |
| Editing | Monique Bonnot | Editor |
| Sound | Georges Delerue | Original Music Composer |
| Writing | Georges Simenon | Novel |
| Production | Charles Lumbroso | Producer |
| Directing | Jean-Pierre Melville | Director |
| Writing | Jean-Pierre Melville | Screenplay |
| Writing | Jean-Pierre Melville | Dialogue |
| Editing | Claude Durand | Editor |
| Camera | Henri Decaë | Director of Photography |
| Art | Daniel Guéret | Production Design |
| Directing | Yves Boisset | Assistant Director |