L'Argent
A forged 500-franc note is passed from person to person and shop to shop, until it falls into the hands of a genuine innocent who doesn't see it for what it is—which will have devastating consequences on his life.
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Cast
12 people
Christian Patey
Yvon Targe
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Vincent Risterucci
Lucien
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The Ultimate Accessory
Sylvie Van Den Elsen
Grey Haired Woman
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An Affair of Love
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Michel Briguet
Grey Haired Woman's Father
Caroline Lang
Elise
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Chronicle of a Death Foretold
Marc Ernest Fourneau
Norbert
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L'immature
Amour neutre
Jean-Frédéric Ducasse
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The Mirage
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Didier Baussy
Jeanne Aptekman
Yvette
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Undercover
Prime Rush
François-Marie Banier
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My King
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Alain Aptekman
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Paradis Perdu
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Gilles Durieux
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L'annonciation
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Robert Bresson Director · Leo Tolstoy Story Pasqualino De Santis Cinematographer
United States release March 23, 1984 · Produced in France, Switzerland · Languages French, Latin
Production
Marion's Films
Production
Eôs Films
Production
France 3 Cinéma
Production
France · Switzerland
Produced in
Languages
Original language
French
Spoken on screen
French · Latin
Release dates
France · May 16, 1983
Premiere · Cannes Film Festival
France · May 18, 1983
Theatrical
United States · March 23, 1984
Limited theatrical
United States · July 11, 2017
Physical · Blu-ray / DVD
United States
September 24, 1983 · Premiere · New York Film Festival
October 12, 2016 · Premiere · New York Film Festival (Restoration)
November 16, 2016 · Limited theatrical · New York City, New York (Re-Release)
Australia
June 26, 1983 · Premiere · Sydney Film Festival
Hong Kong SAR China
April 25, 2017 · Premiere · Hong Kong International Film Festival (Restoration)
Israel
October 17, 2016 · Premiere · Haifa Film Festival (Restoration)
Italy
September 1, 2016 · Premiere · Venice Film Festival (Restoration)
South Korea
November 20, 2025 · Premiere · Seoul Arthouse Film Festival
United Kingdom
May 23, 2005 · Physical · DVD
August 8, 2022 · Physical · Blu-ray
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