Un linceul n'a pas de poches

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Un linceul n'a pas de poches
Directed by Jean-Pierre Mocky
Screenplay byJean-Pierre Mocky, Alain Moury
Based onthe novel by Horace McCoy No pockets in a shroud
Starring
Music by Paul de Senneville, Olivier Toussaint
Release date
  • 1974 (1974)
Running time
125m
Country France
LanguageFrench

Un linceul n'a pas de poches (English: No Pockets in a Shroud) is a French film directed by Jean-Pierre Mocky in 1974.

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Plot

A journalist, Michel Dolannes, decides to use his newspaper to denounce the corruption of the established system. One day, he discovers a number of scandals before being shot for attacking the mayor of the town.

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Reception

It was released in France in 1975 and recorded admissions of 249,022. [1] The music was nominated for a César Award.

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