Descent Into Hell

Descent Into Hell

Descent Into Hell

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Descent Into Hell

1986

1h 28m

4.8(43 votes)

Crime

Drama

Thriller

Overview

The marriage of the famous writer Alan and his young wife Lola is in a crisis. On a vacation in Haiti Lola wants to decide if their relationship still has a future...

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Production Companies

La Cinq

Cast & Crew

15 members

Acting

Claude Brasseur

Alan Kolber

Claude Brasseur

Acting

Sophie Marceau

Lola Kolber

Sophie Marceau

Acting

Betsy Blair

Mrs. Burns

Betsy Blair

Acting

Hippolyte Girardot

Philippe Devignat

Hippolyte Girardot

Acting

Sidiki Bakaba

Theophile Bijou

Sidiki Bakaba

Acting

Umban Gomez de Kset

Unknown Role

No Image

Acting

Baaron

Unknown Role

No Image

Acting

Jean-Baptiste Tiémélé

Unknown Role

Jean-Baptiste Tiémélé

Acting

Sotigui Kouyaté

Unknown Role

Sotigui Kouyaté

Acting

Gérard Rinaldi

Elvis

Gérard Rinaldi

Acting

Marie Dubois

Lucette Beulemans

Marie Dubois

Acting

Cyliane Guy

Unknown Role

Cyliane Guy

Acting

Thierry Ravel

Unknown Role

No Image

Writing

Rassoul Labuchin

Unknown Role

No Image

Acting

Ralph Boncy

Unknown Role

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