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Descent Into Hell

Descent Into Hell

19864.71h 28m

Overview

The marriage of the famous writer Alan and his young wife Lola is in a crisis. On a vacation in Haiti Lola wants to decide if their relationship still has a future...

Directed by Francis Girod
Written by David Goodis, Jean-Loup Dabadie, Francis Girod
Produced by Ariel Zeitoun
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Top Cast

Claude Brasseur

Claude Brasseur

Alan Kolber

Sophie Marceau

Sophie Marceau

Lola Kolber

Betsy Blair

Betsy Blair

Mrs. Burns

Hippolyte Girardot

Hippolyte Girardot

Philippe Devignat

Sidiki Bakaba

Sidiki Bakaba

Theophile Bijou

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Umban Gomez de Kset

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Baaron

Jean-Baptiste Tiémélé

Jean-Baptiste Tiémélé

Sotigui Kouyaté

Sotigui Kouyaté

Gérard Rinaldi

Gérard Rinaldi

Elvis

Themes & Keywords

husband wife relationshipbased on novel or bookmarriage crisisalcoholismwriterolder man younger woman relationship

About Descent Into Hell

Descent Into Hell is a crime, drama, thriller film released in 1986 exploring themes of husband wife relationship, based on novel or book, marriage crisis, alcoholism, writer, older man younger woman relationship. Directed by Francis Girod, it stars Claude Brasseur, Sophie Marceau, Betsy Blair. The marriage of the famous writer Alan and his young wife Lola is in a crisis. On a vacation in Haiti Lola wants to decide if their relationship still has a future...

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