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Marcel Dassault, l'homme au pardessus
Late 1950s, the CIA Office in New York after viewing the footage shot by their agent, investigators are puzzled how Marcel Dassault, the French engineer, he managed to build better than their planes? Order of the White House, four officers flew to Paris. Their mission: to solve the mystery Dassault. This man has a unique course because besides being a genius of aviation, it is also patron of the press, arms dealer, MP ...
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Denis Lavant Marcel Dassault
Aurélien Recoing Harry
Bruno Debrandt Franck
Judith Rémy Madeleine Dassault
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