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The Sewers of Paradise is a french film of genre Action directed by José Giovanni with Francis Huster
The Sewers of Paradise (1979)
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Add to a movie listLes Égouts du paradis (The Sewers of Paradise) is a 1979 French film directed by José Giovanni, based on a 1976 heist by Albert Spaggiari.
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Ce film, tiré d'une histoire vraie, raconte l'histoire du « casse du siècle » — celui du casse de la Société générale de Nice — commis par Albert Spaggiari, en 1976.Actors
Francis Huster
(Albert Spaggiari)
Jean-François Balmer
(68)
Lila Kedrova
(Charlotte)
Bérangère Bonvoisin
(Mireille)
Clément Harari
(L'Égyptien)
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