The Great Pretender (1991)

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A newspaper reporter, who has just won a trial against his newspaper which had fired him, suffers dangerous reprisals at his work.
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Apr 14, 1991
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01h 33m
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A newspaper reporter, who has just won a trial against his newspaper which had fired him, suffers dangerous reprisals at his work.

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