A Thousand Billion Dollars

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A Thousand Billion Dollars
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Theatrical release poster
Directed by Henri Verneuil
Written byHenri Verneuil
Produced byHenri Verneuil
CinematographyJean-Louis Picavet
Edited byPierre Gillette
Music by Philippe Sarde
Release date
  • 10 February 1982 (1982-02-10)
Running time
132 minutes
CountryFrance
LanguageFrench
Box office$8.9 million [1]

A Thousand Billion Dollars (French : Mille milliards de dollars) is a 1982 French thriller film directed by Henri Verneuil and starring Patrick Dewaere. It tells the story of a young French journalist who discovers how an American company is using assassinations and other criminal methods to take over French industries.

The film was released in France on 10 February 1982. It recorded 1,190,673 admissions in its domestic market. [2]

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References

  1. "Mille milliards de dollars (1982) - JPBox-Office".
  2. "Mille milliards de dollars". AlloCiné (in French). Retrieved 2015-05-31.