Point de chute

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Point de chute
Directed by Robert Hossein
Written by
Starring
Cinematography Daniel Diot
Music by André Hossein
Release date
  • 1970 (1970)(France)
Running time
81 minutes
Country
  • France
Language
  • French

Point de chute (English titles: Stumbling Point, Falling Point) is a 1970 French film, directed by Robert Hossein and starring Johnny Hallyday. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]

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  5. Officiel de la couture et de la mode de Paris, issues 577-578. 1970.
  6. Jacques Siclier (1990). Le cinéma français: De la bataille du rail à la Chinoise, 1945-1968. Ramsay. ISBN   978-2-85956-724-8.