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Trapped by Fear

1960-11-04 · 101 min · ★ 6.2

Drama · Crime

Paul, a reporter and photographer, comes to the rescue of Laurent, his old army companion in Algeria, who while being pursued in a stolen car has accidentally killed a police officer on a motorcycle.

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Directors
Jacques Dupont
Production companies
France Cinéma Productions, Sirius Pictures, CEI Incom, Société Française de Cinématographie (SFC)
Countries
France, Italy
Status
Released

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Jean-Paul BelmondoJean-Paul BelmondoPaul Frapier
Alexandra StewartAlexandra StewartVéra
Sylva KoscinaSylva KoscinaArabelle
Claude BrasseurClaude BrasseurLaurent Porte
Eva DamienDany
Corrado GuarducciL'ami d'Arabelle
Linda SiniLinda SiniLa concierge
Jacques JouanneauJacques JouanneauMaxime
Sady RebbotSady Rebbotle photographe de mode
Yves BrainvilleYves Brainvillele commissaire de police
Mireille DarcMireille DarcMaïa
Raymond Pélissier
Georges Hubert
Renée Duchateau

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