La Balance
Nov 10 1982
•2h 43m
•Drama, Thriller
A Paris police detective plays rough with a prostitute and her pimp/lover, whom he wants as an informant.
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Nathalie Baye
Nicole Danet
Philippe Léotard
Dédé Laffont
Richard Berry
Mathias Palouzi
Maurice Ronet
Roger Massina
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