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The Devil in the Box is a french film of genre Drama directed by Pierre Lary released in france in DVD on 17 october 2023 with Jean Rochefort
The Devil in the Box (1977)
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Licencié à la suite d'un plan social, Alain Brissot, cadre dans une grande société, décide de faire acte de résistance en continuant à occuper son bureau envers et contre tous… Il entame rapidement une grève de la faim, et, après maintes péripéties, finit par récupérer le poste de son ancien directeur, lui-même « débarqué » à la suite de l'échec d'un contrat juteux avec un pays africain.Actors
Jean Rochefort
(Alain Brissot)
Michael Lonsdale
(Georges Aubert)
Dominique Labourier
(Liliane)
Anouk Ferjac
(Madame Brissot)
Micheline Presle
(Madame Aubert)
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