Magnet of Doom

Magnet of Doom
Directed byJean-Pierre Melville
Written byJean-Pierre Melville
Georges Simenon (novel)
Based onL'Aîné des Ferchaux
1945 book
by Georges Simenon
Produced byCharles Lumbroso
Starring
CinematographyHenri Decaë
Edited byMonique Bonnot
Claude Durand
Music byGeorges Delerue
Distributed byUFA-Cormacico
Release date
  • 1963 (1963) (France)
Running time
102 min
Countries
  • France
  • Italy
LanguageFrench
Box office1,484,948 admissions (France)

Magnet of Doom (French: L'Aîné des Ferchaux, "The Elder Ferchaux"), also known as An Honorable Young Man, is a 1963 French noir film, directed by Jean-Pierre Melville, based on the novel of the same title by Georges Simenon.