Match contre la mort (1959)

8.0/10 77 min Drama

Overview

The Lourmel couple are taking part in the final round of a TV game show: the wife has to answer questions; if she fails, her husband drives a racing car to make up the lost minutes. Moments before the start of the show, a phone call informs Lourmel that her six-year-old son has been kidnapped, and that the ransom is the amount to be won on the game show.

Cast

Gérard Blain

Jacques Lourmel

Antonella Lualdi

Annie Lourmel

Francis Blanche

Mr. Pascal

Franco Interlenghi

Gangster

Pierre Bellemare

Host

Roger Couderc

Reporter

Achille Zavatta

Clown

Jean-Paul Rouland

Driver 1900

Gérard Bayle

Sacha Briquet

Christian Brocard

Patricia Karim

Mrs. Pascal

Jacques Marin

Max Montavon

Jean-Marie Proslier

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