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And Hope to Die

And Hope to Die

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And Hope to Die

"From this split-second on these men are going to be very rich... or very dead!"

1972

2h 22m

6.4(26 votes)

Crime

Thriller

Overview

Young pilot Tony Cardot goes on the run after inadvertently crashing his plane into a group of Gypsy children. He reaches Montreal and crosses paths with American gangster Charley Ellis, who forces him to join in his gang's latest scheme.

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10 featured cast members

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Jean-Louis Trintignant

Jean-Louis Trintignant

Tony

Robert Ryan

Robert Ryan

Charley

Lea Massari

Lea Massari

Sugar

Aldo Ray

Aldo Ray

Mattone

Jean Gaven

Jean Gaven

Rizzio

Tisa Farrow

Tisa Farrow

Pepper

André Lawrence

André Lawrence

Chef gitan

Don Arrès

Mastragos

Aubert Pallascio

Aubert Pallascio

Renner (as Louis Aubert)

Ellen Bahl

Ellen Bahl

Creative team

Directed by: René Clément
Written by: Sébastien Japrisot
Produced by: Serge Silberman

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