Crime Does Not Pay
1962 · 156 min · ★ 5.5 · Mystery, Crime, Thriller
A man walks into a movie theater in Paris and starts watching a film—the same one we're watching, consisting of four stories of best criminal intentions gone awry from the Middle Ages to the present day.
Directed by Gérard Oury
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Annie Girardot Gabrielle Fenayrou -
Louis de Funès Barman -
Michael Lonsdale Acteur -
Pierre Mondy Clerget -
Christian Marin Le Commissaire -
Edwige Feuillère Dona Lucrezia -
Michèle Morgan Jeanne Hugues -
Danielle Darrieux Mme. Marsais -
Gino Cervi L'Inquisiteur -
Philippe Noiret Monseigneur Hughes -
Jean Servais Vaughan -
Pierre Brasseur Martin Fenayrou
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