The Golden Plague

The Golden Plague

1954 · 95 min · ★ 8.0 · Drama, Crime

At the end of the war a disillusioned German exile returns home only to fall into the dark world of black market goods and drug trafficking.

Directed by John Brahm · Written by Dieter Werner

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