The Vanquished

The Vanquished

6.4IMDb Score
Released:1953-10-22
Duration:113 min
Country:France,Italy
Director:Michelangelo Antonioni
Actors:Etchika Choureau, Jean-Pierre Mocky, Jacques Sempey, Henri Poirier, Annie Noël
Production:Film Costellazione, Société Générale de Cinématographie (S.G.C.)
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Three tales of privileged youth entangled in murder: French students kill for money, an Italian student smuggles cigarettes, and an English poet exploits a grim discovery.

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