Movie
The Upper Hand
Overview
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.
Details
- Release date
- 1966-03-02
- Runtime
- 94 min
- Genres
- Drama, Thriller, Crime
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Les Films Copernic, Fida Cinematografica, Gloria Film
- Country
- France, Germany, Italy
- Original language
- FR
Cast
- Jean Gabin as Paul Berger dit Paulo les Diam's
- Gert Fröbe as Walter
- George Raft as Charles Binnaggio
- Claudio Brook as Mike Coppolano
- Nadja Tiller as Irène
- Marcel Bozzuffi as Marque Mal
- Mireille Darc as Lili Princesse
- Claude Brasseur as Giulio
- Daniel Ceccaldi as Le commissaire Noël
- Jean-Claude Bercq as Jo le Pâle
- Dany Dauberson as Léa
- Claude Cerval as René
Crew
- Denys de La Patellière - Director
- Denys de La Patellière - Screenplay
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