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La Poudre d'escampette
1971 · 1h 50m · Comedy, Drama · Italy, France · Rated U (FR)
North Africa, December 1942. Valentin, a professional gardener ruined by the bombings of 1940, has fled to Tunis, where he traffics stolen goods, transporting them from Libya to Tunisia on an old boat.
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Philippe de Broca5.8Smart score
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