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Night and the City
1992
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David Golder
Duration: 1 h 26 m | 1931
David is a poor but ambitious Polish Jew who reinvents himself as a powerful New York business magnate. After gaining wealth, he relocates to Paris, only to have his selfish and demanding wife squander his fortune.
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