Other People's Money

★★★★★

Original title: L'argent des autres

1979 · 1 h 45 min

Directed by Christian de Chalonge · France · Contemporary European Art Cinema

Drama

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Cast

Jean-Louis Trintignant Catherine Deneuve Laura Kornbluh Michèle Kornbluh Claude Brasseur Michel Serrault

Credits

Written by: Nancy Markham

Plot

A bank executive is accused of negligence after a financial scandal and watches his life collapse.

Sinekatalog’s take

A cold, precise study of a man crushed by system.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.

Ratings

IMDb: 6.8 / 10 (634 votes)
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