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Jan 13, 2016
93 min
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Stavisky, l'escroc du siècle (2016)

The story of the rise of Alexander Stravisky, a brilliant and seductive crook, in Paris of the roaring twenties. But unchecked greed and corruption does not go unpunished. The political decadence he feeds off will also cause his downfall.

Category

Drama History

Country

France

Companies

Septembre Productions

Tomer Sisley

Serge Alexandre Stavisky

Francis Renaud

Pierre Bony

Isabelle Gélinas

Stella Kirov

Pierre Cassignard

Guillaume Faure

Raphaëlle Agogué

Arlette Stavisky

Hubert Saint-Macary

André Simon

François Feroleto

Lino Baldi

Frédéric van den Driessche

Albert Prince

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