The Upper Hand
"He Followed a Trail of Flesh, Gold and Violence!"
In Paris, a gold smuggler is at war with other local gangsters who want piece of the action. Then the mob shows up and makes things worse. And an undercover US Treasury Department agent is trying to infiltrate the smuggling business.
Directed by Denys de La Patellière
Written by: Auguste Le Breton, Denys de La Patellière
Produced by: Raymond Danon, Maurice Jacquin
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