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Magnet of Doom

Magnet of Doom

19636.31h 42m

Overview

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.

Directed by Jean-Pierre Melville
Written by Jean-Pierre Melville, Georges Simenon
Produced by Charles Lumbroso
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Top Cast

Jean-Paul Belmondo

Jean-Paul Belmondo

Michel Maudet

Charles Vanel

Charles Vanel

Dieudonné Ferchaux

Michèle Mercier

Michèle Mercier

Lou

Stefania Sandrelli

Stefania Sandrelli

Angie, Hitch-Hiker

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Malvina Silberberg

Lina

Barbara Sommers

Barbara Sommers

Lou's friend

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E.F. Medard

Suska

Todd Martin

Todd Martin

Jeff

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André Certes

Émile Ferchaux

Andrex

Andrex

M. Andrei

Themes & Keywords

new york citybankerparis, francerivermotelnew orleans, louisianainvestigationdinerexilehypochondriacscandaltravelon the roadex-boxerdesegregationnightlife1960s

About Magnet of Doom

Magnet of Doom is a crime, drama, adventure film released in 1963 exploring themes of new york city, banker, paris, france, river, motel, new orleans, louisiana. Directed by Jean-Pierre Melville, it stars Jean-Paul Belmondo, Charles Vanel, Michèle Mercier. 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.

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