The Sixth Shot

The Sixth Shot

1943 · 84 min · ★ 6.7 · Drama, Romance

Georg Winkler meet Marguerite Hoffman at the casino in Monte Carlo. They become an item and travel the world with their act - Winkler is an accomplished marksman. Eventually Winkler's jealousy leads to their separation and he has to resort to work for secondrate circuses with a dwarf. But eventually he meet Margurite once again. Plot by Mattias Thuresson.

Directed by Hasse Ekman · Written by Gösta Stevens

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