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Mesrine: Part 1 - Death Instinct
Movie Info
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Director -
Jean-François Richet -
Producer -
Thomas Langmann , Serge Hayat -
Screenwriter -
Abdel Raouf Dafri , Jean-François Richet , Abdel Raouf Dafri , Jean-François Richet -
Production Co -
Région Haute-Normandie , Angoa-Agicoa , Cinémage 2 , Procirep , Canal+ , Banque Populaire Images 8 , Remstar Productions , La Petite Reine , 120 Films , Uni Étoile 5 , Novo RPI , Société de Développement des Entreprises Culturelles (SODEC) , Uni Etoile 4 , TPS Star , Téléfilm Canada , M6 Films , Centre National de la Cinematographie -
Rating -
R (Some Sexual Content|Language|Strong Brutal Violence) -
Genre -
Action , Biography , Crime , Drama , Mystery & Thriller -
Original Language -
French (France) -
Release Date (Streaming) -
Aug 22, 2011 -
Box Office (Gross USA) -
$551.7K -
Runtime -
1h 53m