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Director:
Writers:
Derek Marlowe (novel)
Paul Mayersberg (writer)
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Release Date:
17 September 1977 (Spain) more
Genre:
Tagline:
A violent passion held them together. A passion for violence ripped them apart.
Plot:
Thriller about a contract killer whose wife has disappeared. When he is hired by an international organisation to carry out a "shy" or hit, he suspects they are connected with her disappearance. full summary | add synopsis
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A haunting film about obsession and betrayal more (5 total)

Cast

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Donald Sutherland ... Jay Mallory
Francine Racette ... Celandine
David Hemmings ... Edward

John Hurt ... Atkinson
David Warner ... Burbank
Peter Bowles ... Jefferies
Virginia McKenna ... Catherine

Christopher Plummer ... Deverell
Michèle Magny ... Melanie
Dan Howard ... James (as Duane Howard)

Robin Sachs ... Young Man
Christina Greatrex ... Secretary
Robert Korne ... Dominic
Michael Eric Kramer ... Peter (as Michael Kramer)
Maureen Beck ... Maid
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Additional Details

Runtime:
100 min | Canada:88 min
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Language:
Color:
Color (Eastmancolor)
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Certification:
Canada:14+ (Ontario) | UK:15 (video rating) (1986) | UK:AA (original rating) | USA:R

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Barbara Parkins was going to be in this project but was replaced before filming began. more
Movie Connections:
Referenced in Z Channel: A Magnificent Obsession (2004) (TV) more
Soundtrack:
The Last Embrace more

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13 out of 14 people found the following comment useful.
A haunting film about obsession and betrayal, 18 March 2001
8/10
Author: paul_mcmahon_au from Perth, Australia

This film does a fine job of putting the viewer into the position of the main protagonist, Jay Mallory. It isn't until the climax of the film when Mallory and Christopher Plummer's character, Deverell, meet that the viewer can understand the disjointed, roller-coaster ride that Mallory has been on.

The haunting piano music beautifully reflects the tension of the film. The support cast is made up of outstanding English and European actors who give the feel of the film the pace so often brought to the screen of excellent non-US films.

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