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The Hessen Affair

Jan 14, 2009 | IMDB 5.4

108 min Watch Now

History, Drama, Action

In 1945 a group of victorious American officers discover a stash of German jewels and try to fence them in New York.

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Michael Bowen, Noah Segan, Lyne Renee, Will Woytowich, Billy Zane, Rudolph Segers, Gene Pyrz, Arne MacPherson, Mireille Leveque, John B. Lowe

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