Death of a Scoundrel
“Men, Women... he used them, ruined them on his fantastic march to self-destruction”
DramaCrime
A Czech refugee uses women to advance his business interest.
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A sharp, cynical look at a charming con man's rise and fall. It’s a stylish, dialogue-driven drama that feels both grand and intimate, exploring the hollowness of ambition and the cost of betrayal.
cynicalglamorousmelancholicwittysteadyclassic Hollywoodnoir-tingedcharacter studyambitionbetrayalclassidentity
czechrefugeecon manfraudrags to richeswomanizermurderbetrayalextramarital affairoil tycoon
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