Bloodline (1979)When her father is murdered, a cosmetics heiress becomes the next target of an unknown killer amid the international jet set. Director:Terence Young |
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Bloodline (1979)When her father is murdered, a cosmetics heiress becomes the next target of an unknown killer amid the international jet set. Director:Terence Young |
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| Audrey Hepburn | ... | ||
| Ben Gazzara | ... | ||
| James Mason | ... |
Sir Alec Nichols
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Claudia Mori | ... |
Donatella
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| Irene Papas | ... |
Simonetta Palazzi
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| Michelle Phillips | ... |
Vivian Nichols
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Maurice Ronet | ... |
Charles Martin
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| Romy Schneider | ... |
Hélène Roffe-Martin
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| Omar Sharif | ... |
Ivo Palazzi
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| Beatrice Straight | ... |
Kate Erling
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| Gert Fröbe | ... |
Inspector Max Hornung
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Julius Prager
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Marcel Bozzuffi | ... |
Man in Black
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Pinkas Braun | ... |
Dr. Wal
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Wulf Kessler | ... |
Young Sam Roffe
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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
...which makes this movie interesting to watch. It looks expensive and cheap at the same time. The money probably went to pay the stars, their wardrobe and to rent airplanes because the characters keep landing at airports. There seems to have been no money left for setbuilding or a proper editor! There are some really bad continuity gaps in the film.
The film is just trash! I thought it would be a serious study of a business empire run by a family. Instead it's a murder mystery without mystery and also a soft porn killer thriller! Did poor Audrey know about the naked ladies? She looks classy in her Givenchy clothes but the film is garbage; beneath her! She tries to pretend to care about the plot but the other stars (with the exception of Romy Schneider) are terrible!!!! I'm astounded at the low level of movie-making in "Bloodline"! See it for that reason only!