Twelve Hours by the Clock

Three criminals escape from a French prison and hide in a coastal village where they have to wait for 12 hours until the boat that is supposed to take them to freedom arrives.

Cast

Lino Ventura

as Fourbieux

Laurent Terzieff

as Kopetsky

Hannes Messemer

as Serge

Eva Bartok

as Eva

Suzy Prim

as Madame César

Lucien Raimbourg

as César

Gert Fröbe

as Monsieur Blanche

Guy Tréjan

as Armand,le gendarme

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