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Topic: Film "The Upper Hand" (1966). Role: Meticulous television and film archivist.
- Type
- Film
- Year
- 1966
- Release date
- Mar 2, 1966
- Genres
- Drama, Thriller, Crime
- Updated
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Topic: Film "The Upper Hand" (1966).
Role: Meticulous television and film archivist.
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Source [1]: Title "The Upper Hand" (1966). US release date 07/26/1967. Genres: Drama, Thriller, Crime. Runtime: 1h 34m. Synopsis: 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.
Source [2]: French title "Du rififi à Paname". 1966 French thriller film about gold smuggling. Based on the novel by Auguste Le Breton. Starring Jean Gabin, George Raft, and Gert Fröbe.
Source [3]: Refers to a 2001 film (irrelevant to the 1966 film).
Source [4]: Refers to a 1990 comedy (irrelevant).
Source [5]: Refers to a 1990-1996 series (ir
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The Upper Hand is a feature film with a runtime of 110 minutes. It was released in 1966.
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