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Bloodline (1979)

R 116 min  -  Crime | Drama | Mystery  -   29 June 1979 (USA)
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When her father is murdered, a cosmetics heiress becomes the next target of an unknown killer amid the international jet set.

Director:

Terence Young

Writers:

Laird Koenig, Sidney Sheldon (novel)
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Audrey Hepburn ...
Ben Gazzara ...
James Mason ...
Sir Alec Nichols
Claudia Mori Claudia Mori ...
Donatella
Irene Papas Irene Papas ...
Simonetta Palazzi
Michelle Phillips ...
Vivian Nichols
Maurice Ronet Maurice Ronet ...
Charles Martin
Romy Schneider Romy Schneider ...
Hélène Roffe-Martin
Omar Sharif ...
Ivo Palazzi
Beatrice Straight ...
Kate Erling
Gert Fröbe ...
Inspector Max Hornung
Wolfgang Preiss Wolfgang Preiss ...
Julius Prager
Marcel Bozzuffi Marcel Bozzuffi ...
Man in Black
Pinkas Braun Pinkas Braun ...
Dr. Wal
Wulf Kessler Wulf Kessler ...
Young Sam Roffe
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Storyline

Sam Roffe, president of a multi-national pharmaceutical corporation, is killed while mountain-climbing. It is first determined to be an accident, but Inspector Max Hormung later deduces that Roffe was murdered. Sam's daughter Elizabeth assumes control of the company, and while traveling through Europe she immediately becomes a target as well. Suspicion falls on the Roffe cousins, all of whom want to go public with the company and sell their stock at a huge profit. Since this would be against her father's wishes, Elizabeth rejects their advice and decides to keep the company within the family. As Inspector Hormung investigates the background of the cousins, more attempts are made on Elizabeth's life. Hoping to reveal the guilty party, Hormung is able to connect these attempts to a series of murders on prostitutes, which are recorded on snuff films. Written by alfiehitchie  

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Taglines:

The line between love and death is the bloodline. See more »

Genres:

Crime | Drama | Mystery | Romance | Thriller

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Country:

USA | West Germany

Language:

English | Italian | French

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

Blutspur See more »

Box Office

Budget:

$12,000,000 (estimated)
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

USA:  | West Germany:  | UK: (original release) (cut)

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.66 : 1
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Trivia

Early in the movie the curtains are drawn back in Audrey Hepburn's home and we see a busy downtown street, but later they're drawn back and there is an ocean view. At a board meeting, Romy Schneider is first seen from behind, sitting at the table with her golden hair showing, but as soon as she is seen full-face her hair is all tucked up under a turban. See more »

Goofs

Continuity: When Elizabeth Roffe and Rhys Williams are in the hotel room, she left the bathroom in a nightgown after a night of love, but he is in jacket-and-tie with a overcoat in the arm. See more »

Quotes

Inspector Max Hornung: [at his computers] Double social security numbers! That's a crime even in France!
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