Mado

Mado

6.4IMDb Score
Released:1976-10-27
Duration:135 min
Director:Claude Sautet
Actors:Michel Piccoli, Ottavia Piccolo, Romy Schneider, Jacques Dutronc, Julien Guiomar
Production:Italgema Roma, Les Films La Boétie, Terra-Filmkunst

Overview:

A middle-aged businessman faces bankruptcy after his partner's suicide and a rival's unscrupulous offer to buy his company. Determined to avoid the trap, he finds an unexpected solution through a prostitute.

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