Magnet of Doom
6.5
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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Cast
20 people
Jean-Paul Belmondo
Michel Maudet
Known for
Breathless
Pierrot le Fou
Charles Vanel
Dieudonné Ferchaux
Known for
The Wages of Fear
To Catch a Thief
Michèle Mercier
Lou
Known for
Angelique
Black Sabbath
Stefania Sandrelli
Angie, Hitch-Hiker
Known for
The Key
Parthenope
Malvina Silberberg
Lina
No other roles listed
Barbara Sommers
Lou's friend
Known for
The Truth
E.F. Medard
Suska
No other roles listed
Todd Martin
Jeff
Known for
Galactica 1980
Crack in the World
André Certes
Émile Ferchaux
Known for
Bay of Angels
Experiment in Evil
Andrex
M. Andrei
Known for
My Wife's Husband
Hôtel du Nord
Jerry Mengo
Banker
No other roles listed
Delia Kent
Prostitute
No other roles listed
Jean-Pierre Melville Director · Georges Simenon Author Georges Delerue Composer
United States release November 11, 1963 · Produced in France, Italy · Languages English, French
Production
Sicilia Cinematografica
Production
Spectacles Lumbroso
Production
Ultra Film
Production
France · Italy
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Languages
Original title
L'Aîné des Ferchaux
Original language
French
Spoken on screen
English · French
Release dates
Italy · September 25, 1963
Theatrical
France · October 2, 1963
Theatrical
United States · November 11, 1963
Theatrical
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