L'Argent

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L'Argent

1928

2h 45m

7.0(41 votes)

Drama

Overview

Adapted from the novel L'Argent by Émile Zola, the film portrays the world of banking and the stock market in Paris in the 1920s.

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16 members

Acting

Pierre Alcover

Nicolas Saccard

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Brigitte Helm

Baronin Sandorf

Acting

Henry Victor

Jacques Hamelin

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Marie Glory

Line

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Alfred Abel

Alphonse Gunderman

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Antonin Artaud

Mazaud

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Jules Berry

Huret

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Yvette Guilbert

La Méchain

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Pierre Juvenet

Unknown Role

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Raymond Rouleau

Unknown Role

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Marcelle Pradot

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Roger Karl

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Alexandre Mihalesco

Unknown Role

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Armand Bour

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Jean Godard

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No Image

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Jimmy Gaillard

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