Blow for Blow

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Blow for Blow

1972

1h 29m

6.9(8 votes)

Drama

Overview

The film describes a strike in a French textile factory, when the striking workers occupy the factory.

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39 members

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Simone Aubin

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Jacqueline Auzellaud

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Élodie Avenel

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Anne-Marie Bacquié

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Jean-Pierre Baronsky

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Antoinette Barrois

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Ginette Bellegueule

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Jacques Bellegueule

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Aïsha Benfatta

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S. Béranger

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Paul Bertault

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Martine Berthelin

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Patricia Berthon

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Martine Blé

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Marcel Boche

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Agnès Bouloche

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Sylvianne Broucker

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Patrick Cabouat

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Martine Cailly

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Êvelyne Cailly

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Marie-Madeleine Carton

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Lucie Chemin

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Danielle Chinsky

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Florence Cian

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Jacqueline Clouet

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Eva Damien

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Nelly Debert

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Maïté Delamare

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Jean-Noël Delamarre

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Jean Philippe Delamarre

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Martine Delaunay

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Annie Demarest

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Thérèse Desperrois

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Marie-José Dubost

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André du Breuil

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Marin Karmitz

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Roger Knobelspiess

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Christine Lipinska

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André Rouyer

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