Dangerous Game

Dangerous Game

1967 · 94 min · ★ 5.8 · Crime, Comedy, Romance

Two dark-comedy stories involving blackmail, murder and love triangles in Rio de Janeiro

Directed by Luis Alcoriza · Written by Jorge Ibargüengoitia

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