Movies like Flic Story
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Flic Story (1975)
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: France, Italy
Duration: 112 min.
Story:
The film story depicts Emile Buisson, following the death of his wife and child, escaping from a psychiatric institution in 1947 and returning to Paris. Buisson, who three years later would become France's public enemy number one, begins a murderous rampage through the French capital.
Style:
rough, serious, suspenseful, neo noir, tense, realistic, cult film, period piece
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
serial killer, murder, police detective, robbery, prison, gangsters, heist, mind game, psychopath, investigation, law enforcement, police corruption, police investigation, track down, jail, police station, police interrogation, suspense, artist, restaurant, dead cop, breaking the fourth wall, master criminal, dishonesty, criminal heroes ...
Time:
1940s, 50s, year 1947, 40s, 1950s
Place:
paris france, france, europe
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