The Prize of Peril
Jan 25 1983
•2h 40m
•Action, Drama, Science Fiction, Thriller
In a futuristic society, contestants pit their survival skills against each other in a fight to the death for cash prizes, and the contest is aired live on television.
Cast
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Gérard Lanvin
François Jacquemard
Michel Piccoli
Frédéric Mallaire
Marie-France Pisier
Laurence Ballard
Bruno Cremer
Antoine Chirex
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