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- ↑ Alain Ferrari Archived 2011-07-24 at the Wayback Machine – L'encyclopédie de La Règle du jeu
- ↑ Milice, film noir – FPFS
- ↑ Joan Dupont, Movie Guide : Milice, Film Noir – NYTimes, 1997-12-12
