The Mask of the Gorilla
1958 · 1h 45m
Action, Crime, Drama
Directed by
Bernard Borderie
Overview
Géo Paquet, aka The Gorilla, breaks from jail. Now an escaped convict, the elite agent must infiltrate a dangerous gang working for a foreign embassy as their leader, a spy enjoying diplomatic immunity, can't be arrested by regular police.
Director and cast
- Bernard Borderie Director
- Lino Ventura as Géo Paquet - le gorille
- Charles Vanel as Colonel Berthomieu
- Pierre Dux as Veslot
- Bella Darvi as Isolène
- René Lefèvre as Commissioner Blavet
- Robert Manuel as Casa
- André Valmy as Mauricet
- Henri Crémieux as X.A. Pallos
- Jean-Roger Caussimon as Léon
- Jean-Max Cast
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