The Hostage Gang

The Hostage Gang

1973 · 100 min · ★ 6.3 · Drama

Barely out of the psychiatric hospital where he went to seek care, Gilbert Nodier commits several assaults to have some money.

Directed by Édouard Molinaro · Written by Alphonse Boudard

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