Maxime
1958•2h 4m•
★6.2(7 ratings)
DramaComedy
Overview
Story of an aging dandy who is the factotum and arranger of female conquests for a brusque young millionaire.
Director
Henri VerneuilWriters
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Story of an aging dandy who is the factotum and arranger of female conquests for a brusque young millionaire.
Eva Allison
The runtime is 124 minutes (2h 4m).
The film was directed by Henri Verneuil.
The screenplay was written by Henri Jeanson and Albert Valentin.
The score was composed by Georges Van Parys.
Cinematography was handled by Christian Matras.
This title is listed on IMDb as tt0145900.
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Average
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Maxime
Released
Français
France
