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Stavisky, l'escroc du siècle
Stavisky, l'escroc du siècle

Stavisky, l'escroc du siècle

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The story of the rise of Alexander Stravisky, a brilliant and seductive crook, in Paris of the roaring twenties. But unchecked greed and corruption does not go unpunished. The political decadence he feeds off will also cause his downfall.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

French

Runtime

93 mins

Rating

6.2/10

Release Date

13 January 2016

Country

France

Cast

Tomer Sisley

Tomer Sisley

Serge Alexandre Stavisky

Francis Renaud

Francis Renaud

Pierre Bony

Isabelle Gélinas

Isabelle Gélinas

Stella Kirov

Pierre Cassignard

Pierre Cassignard

Guillaume Faure

Raphaëlle Agogué

Raphaëlle Agogué

Arlette Stavisky

Hubert Saint-Macary

Hubert Saint-Macary

André Simon

François Feroleto

François Feroleto

Lino Baldi

Frédéric van den Driessche

Frédéric van den Driessche

Albert Prince

Arsène Jiroyan

Arsène Jiroyan

Directeur de la banque

Paul Bandey

Paul Bandey

Lord Mc Gill

Alexandre Medvedev

Alexandre Medvedev

Consul de Hongrie

Franck Adrien

Franck Adrien

Victor Charbonnier

Lilly Rose Debos

Lilly Rose Debos

Micheline Stavisky

Éric Naggar

Éric Naggar

Procureur Pressard

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