Immediate Call

Immediate Call

1939 · 90 min · ★ 10.0

In September 1938, an American diplomat negotiated in London the peace of Munich, rather than rush to Paris where his wife, a famous film actress, is about to fall into the arms of a young first. He gains peace but loses his happiness.

Directed by Léon Mathot · Written by Leon Askin

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