Vertigo for a Killer
Vertigo for a Killer

Vertigo for a Killer

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1970
1h 23m
4.8(4 votes)
Crime

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Jean-Pierre Desagnat's Vertige pour un tueur involves Marc as a hood hunted down by his boss when he fails to execute a man who happens to be his friend. He is hidden by a woman whose husband has murdered his business associate and wants Marc to take the rap for the crime.

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