Magnet of Doom (1963)
L'Aîné des Ferchaux
102 min
Young boxer Michel Maudet is sacked by his manager after a series of match defeats and is forced to look for a new job. He is engaged as secretary to a millionaire named Ferchaux who is in a hurry to flee the country when he discovers he has been implicated in a high-profile fraud.
- Release date
- September 25, 1963
- Country of origin
- Italy, France
Where to watch
Subscription
Criterion Channel
Cast
- Jean-Paul Belmondo as Michel Maudet
- Charles Vanel as Dieudonné Ferchaux
- Michèle Mercier as Lou
- Stefania Sandrelli as Angie, Hitch-Hiker
- Malvina Silberberg as Lina
- Todd Martin as Jeff
- André Certes as Émile Ferchaux
- Andrex as M. Andrei
- Delia Kent as Prostitute
- Ginger Hall as Nurse
- Maurice Auzel as Boxer
- Pierre Leproux as An administrator
- Dominique Zardi as The boxing speaker
- Hugues Wanner as An administrator
- Charles Bayard as An administrator
- Barbara Sommers as Lou's friend
- Simone Darot
Crew
- Jean-Pierre Melville · Director
- Jean-Pierre Melville · Writer
- Georges Simenon · Writer
- Charles Lumbroso · Producer
- Georges Delerue · Composer
- Henri Decaë · Cinematographer
- Monique Bonnot · Editor
- Claude Durand · Editor
- Daniel Guéret · Production designer