The Upper Hand

The Upper Hand

1966 · 94 min · FR · NR · 6.5 (30 votes)
Dir. Denys de La Patellière · Starring Jean Gabin, Gert Fröbe, George Raft, Claudio Brook, Nadja Tiller, Marcel Bozzuffi · Music Georges Garvarentz

He Followed a Trail of Flesh, Gold and Violence!

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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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A smoky, morally ambiguous Parisian underworld unfolds. This is a stylish, tense crime thriller where double-crosses and greed fuel a dangerous game of cat and mouse. It feels like a classic, gritty European noir.

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