The Big Operator
The aging villain Émile Morland talks his old friend Aristide into helping him with to kidnap the son of a millionaire.
The aging villain Émile Morland talks his old friend Aristide into helping him with to kidnap the son of a millionaire.
Yves Montand
Morland
Aldo Maccione
Tony
Claude Brasseur
Ari
Guy Marchand
Marcel
Agostina Belli
Amandine
Adolfo Celi
Rifai
Valentina Cortese
Witwe
Ely Galleani
Dorotea
Gianni Cavina
Silvio
The aging villain Émile Morland talks his old friend Aristide into helping him with to kidnap the son of a millionaire.
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