The Madman of Lab Four

The Madman of Lab Four

1967 · 90 min · ★ 6.0 · Comedy

This talkative and unevenly paced feature finds Fou (Jean Lefebvre) the inventor of a gas that makes the users fall in love. He is chased by his boss, the police, and spies, who seek to secure the secret recipe for their own selfish purposes. A shadowy American underworld figure tries to intimidate the inventor. A half-hearted attempt at comedy tries to go along with the double dealing and trickery of the thin plot of the film.

Directed by Jacques Besnard · Written by Jacques Besnard

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