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1968 · 105 min · ★ 4.9 · Drama, Thriller

In 1960s Paris, an American boxer stumbles upon an international fascist conspiracy that aims to create a new world order.

Directed by John Guillermin · Written by Harriet Frank Jr.

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George Peppard Reno Davis
Inger Stevens Anne de Villemont
Orson Welles Leschenhaut
Perrette Pradier Jeanne-Marie
Keith Michell Morillon
Geneviève Cluny Veronique
Maxine Audley Mathilde Rosier
Ralph Michael Claude de Gonde
Barnaby Shaw Paul
Jacques Roux Maguy
Patience Collier Goonelle
William Job Bourdon

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