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A Thousand Billion Dollars is a french film of genre Thriller directed by Henri Verneuil released in USA on 10 february 1982 with Patrick Dewaere

A Thousand Billion Dollars (1982)

A Thousand Billion Dollars
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Released in USA 10 february 1982
Length 2h12
OriginFrance
Genres Thriller
Rating69% 3.4875153.4875153.4875153.4875153.487515

A Thousand Billion Dollars (French: Mille milliards de dollars) is a 1982 French thriller film directed by Henri Verneuil and starring Patrick Dewaere. It tells the story of a young French journalist who discovers how an American company is using assassinations and other criminal methods to take over French industries.

The film was released in France on 10 February 1982. It recorded 1,190,673 admissions in its domestic market.

Synopsis

Paul Kerjean, journaliste « grand reporter », reçoit un jour un coup de téléphone anonyme. Son interlocuteur accuse Jacques Benoît-Lambert, un industriel, d'avoir reçu un pot-de-vin, pour céder à une société multinationale une usine française. L'enquête de Kerjean confirme cette accusation.

Actors

Patrick Dewaere

(Paul Kerjean)
Caroline Cellier

(Hélène Kerjean)
Michel Auclair

(Michel Saint-Claude)
Charles Denner

(Walter, le détective)
Robert Party

(Jacques Benoît-Lambert)
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