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The Upper Hand (1966)
Director: Denys de La Patellière
Cast: Jean Gabin, Gert Fröbe, George Raft, Claudio Brook
Runtime94 min
RatingNR
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In Paris, a gold smuggler is at war with other local gangsters who want piece of the action. Then the mob shows up and makes things worse. And an undercover US Treasury Department agent is trying to infiltrate the smuggling business.
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The Upper Hand (1966), directed by Denys de La Patellière, is a French crime drama film that follows a gold smuggler in Paris who finds himself at war with other local gangsters vying for a piece of the action. While an undercover U.S. Treasury Department agent attempts to infiltrate the smuggling operation, the arrival of the mob further complicates the situation.
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Fans of classic French crime dramas will enjoy the gritty, stylish vision director Denys de La Patellière brings to this 1966 heist thriller, with powerful performances from legendary actors Jean Gabin and George Raft as rival smugglers caught up in a deadly mob feud.
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The Upper Hand is a 1966 French thriller film about gold smuggling based on the novel by Auguste Le Breton and starring Jean Gabin, George Raft and Gert Fröbe.
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