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Twelve Hours by the Clock

Twelve Hours by the Clock

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Three criminals escape from a French prison and hide in a coastal village where they have to wait for 12 hours until the boat that is supposed to take them to freedom arrives.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

French

Runtime

105 mins

Rating

3.9/10

Release Date

21 April 1959

Country

France

Cast

Lino Ventura

Lino Ventura

Fourbieux

Laurent Terzieff

Laurent Terzieff

Kopetsky

Hannes Messemer

Hannes Messemer

Serge

Eva Bartok

Eva Bartok

Eva

Suzy Prim

Suzy Prim

Madame César

Lucien Raimbourg

Lucien Raimbourg

César

Gert Fröbe

Gert Fröbe

Monsieur Blanche

Guy Tréjan

Guy Tréjan

Armand,le gendarme

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