The Lady Banker(1980)
Ambitious Emma Eckhert successfully makes her way into a world previously reserved for men: that of high finance. She quickly becomes popular with small savers, but leads a scandalous life that will cost her.
Movie: The Lady Banker
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Emma Eckhert
Colette Lecoudray
Judge Largué
Paul Cisterne
Duvernet
Horace Vannister
Moïse Nathanson
Rémy Lecoudray
Camille Sowcroft
Duclaux
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Ambitious Emma Eckhert successfully makes her way into a world previously reserved for men: that of high finance. She quickly becomes popular with small savers, but leads a scandalous life that will cost her.
Release Date
1980-08-27
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5.3
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