A Man Named Rocca

A Man Named Rocca

1961 · 102 min · ★ 6.2 · Drama, Crime

Roberto goes to Marseilles to give a hand to his friend Xavier, wrongly imprisoned following a frame-up organized by his associate Villanova. Roberto sets out to seduce Villanova's mistress, but when Villanova is killed, Roberto ends up leader of the band...

Directed by Jean Becker

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