Magnet of Doom

Magnet of Doom (1963)

25/09/1963
Crime, Drama, Adventure
1h 42m

Overview

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.

  • Jean-Pierre MelvilleDirector, Screenplay
  • Original Title

    L'Aîné des Ferchaux

  • Status

    Released

  • Original Language

    French

Keywords

  • new york city
  • banker
  • paris, france
  • river
  • motel
  • new orleans, louisiana
  • investigation
  • diner
  • exile
  • hypochondriac
  • scandal
  • travel
  • on the road
  • ex-boxer
  • desegregation
  • nightlife
  • 1960s

Top Billed Cast

Jean-Paul Belmondo

Jean-Paul Belmondo

Michel Maudet

Charles Vanel

Charles Vanel

Dieudonné Ferchaux

Michèle Mercier

Michèle Mercier

Lou

Stefania Sandrelli

Stefania Sandrelli

Angie, Hitch-Hiker

Malvina Silberberg

Lina

Barbara Sommers

Barbara Sommers

Lou's friend

E.F. Medard

Suska

Todd Martin

Todd Martin

Jeff

André Certes

Émile Ferchaux

Andrex

Andrex

M. Andrei

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