Crime ·Drama ·Adventure · France · 1963 · 1h 42m

Magnet of Doom

L'Aîné des Ferchaux

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Director
Jean-Pierre Melville
Cast
Jean-Paul Belmondo as Michel Maudet Charles Vanel as Dieudonné Ferchaux Michèle Mercier as Lou Stefania Sandrelli as Angie, Hitch-Hiker Malvina Silberberg as Lina Barbara Sommers as Lou's friend
Crew
Henri Decaë — Director of Photography Monique Bonnot — Editor Claude Durand — Editor Georges Delerue — Original Music Composer Jean-Pierre Melville — Screenplay Georges Simenon — Novel
Synopsis

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.

Mood & Themes
new york citybankerparis, francerivermotelnew orleans, louisianainvestigationdinerexilehypochondriacscandaltravel
Key Collaborators
Jean-Pierre Melville Director Henri Decaë Director of Photography Monique Bonnot Editor Claude Durand Editor Georges Delerue Original Music Composer Jean-Pierre Melville Screenplay Georges Simenon Novel Charles Lumbroso Producer Daniel Guéret Production Design
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