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Mado

Mado (1976)

Drama, Romantic | France, Italy, West Germany

Director: Claude Sautet

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Rating: 6.6/10

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SYNOPSIS

Middle-aged businessman, Simon Léotard finds his future in jeopardy when his partner Julien commits suicide after having accumulated a mass of debts. Simon's unscrupulous business rival Lépidon offers to save him from bankruptcy by buying his company, at a discount rate. Reluctant to fall into Lépidon's trap, Simon decides to resolve the crisis himself. A prostitute, Mado, provides him with the solution to his problems...

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Writer: Claude Sautet, Claude Néron

Producer: André Génovès

RUNTIME: 135 min

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