Magnet of Doom

1963 · directed by Jean-Pierre Melville

Rating

64/100

Hit

no

Young boxer Michel Maudet is sacked by his manager after a series of match defeats and is forced to look for a new job. He is engaged as secretary to a millionaire named Ferchaux who is in a hurry to flee the country when he discovers he has been implicated in a high-profile fraud.

Magnet of Doom (1963), directed by Jean-Pierre Melville, rates 64/100. See how its director, cast and crew rate across their careers.

Cast

• Jean-Paul Belmondo
• Charles Vanel
• Michèle Mercier
• Stefania Sandrelli
• Malvina Silberberg
• Barbara Sommers
• E.F. Medard
• Todd Martin
• André Certes
• Andrex

Crew

• Henri Decaë — Director of Photography
• Claude Durand — Editor
• Monique Bonnot — Editor
• Georges Delerue — Original Music Composer
• Jean-Pierre Melville — Screenplay

More from Jean-Pierre Melville

1. Army of Shadows (1969) — 87/100 · hit
2. Le Deuxième Souffle (1966) — 87/100 · hit
3. The Silence of the Sea (1949) — 85/100 · hit
4. Le Samouraï (1967) — 84/100 · hit
5. Le Cercle Rouge (1970) — 84/100 · hit
6. Le Doulos (1962) — 84/100 · hit

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