Conseil de Famille

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Conseil de Famille ★★ 1986

Hallyday returns to his family from a fiveyear prison stint, ready to resume his safecracking career. Then he discovers the real talent lies with his son Francois (Martin), whose expertise raises the family to middleclass prosperity. But just as dad decides to affiliate with a bigger crime organization, Francois decides to get a straight job because he's fallen in love. Based on a novel by Francis Ryck. French with subtitles. 111m/C VHS . FR Johnny Hallyday, Remi Martin, Fanny Ardant, Guy Marchand; D: Constantin CostaGavras; W: Constantin CostaGavras; C: Robert Alazraki; M: Georges Delerue.

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