Douze heures d’horloge is a French film first released in 1959, directed by Géza von Radványi.  The film stars Annick Allières, Eva Bartok, Gert Fröbe, Hannes Messemer and Ginette Pigeon.  It has also been released under the title: Twelve Hours by the Clock.  Our overall rating for this film is: mediocre.


Having escaped from a prison in the South of France, three convicts waste no time finding a boat that will take them to a foreign country. Albert Fourbieux, Serge and Kopetsky have just twelve hours to procure the money and passports that will allow them to make good their escape.  The only problem is that it is the 14th of July and the whole village is immersed in the customary celebrations.  Fourbieux attempts to obtain passports through his friends, Monsieur and Madame César.  Injured, Kopetsky must stay in hiding, but he is determined to get in touch with his girlfriend, Barbara...
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