Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
Karen Black | ... | Elizabeth Lucy | |
Christopher Plummer | ... | Dt. Sgt. Jim Henderson | |
Donald Pilon | ... | Dt. Sgt. Pierre Paquette | |
Jean-Louis Roux | ... | Keerson | |
Yvette Brind'amour | ... | Meg | |
Jacques Godin | ... | Superintendent | |
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Lee Broker | ... | Herbie Lefram |
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Terry Haig | ... | Jimmy |
Robin Gammell | ... | Worther | |
Louise Rinfret | ... | Sandra | |
Gerard Parkes | |||
Francine Morand | ... | (as Francine Moran) | |
Thérèse Morange | |||
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Henry Gamer | ||
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Jean Dubost |
Montréal Police Detective Sergeant Jim Henderson is the lead investigator into the death of a scantily-clad young woman found outside an apartment building, the initial belief being that she was pushed from the unoccupied twentieth floor penthouse balcony. Henderson's partner, Detective Sergeant Pierre Paquette, recognizes her as a prostitute, who they eventually will learn has the working name Elizabeth Lucy, a junkie and one of Meg Latimer's girls. In questioning Meg and another one of her girls, Laura, Henderson and Paquette will also learn that Elizabeth was a non-practicing Catholic, much like Henderson himself, despite the fact that a crucifix on a chain was around her neck and pyx tightly clutched in her hand when she was discovered. The story of Henderson and Paquette investigating the murder, which gets them and their associates into mortal danger the further they get into the investigation, is interwoven with the story of how Elizabeth ended up dead outside that apartment ... Written by Huggo
I really enjoyed this somewhat little known Canadian film about a Montreal police detective hot on the trail of a prostitute's death. Christopher Plummer does an excellent job as the cop trying to find out who killed Karen Black. Black is dead in the beginning of the film ,and the film alternates between what Plummer is doing in real time and flashback-type sequences with Black going through everything that happened up until her death. Black is lovely and adequate in her role, and the point of view used with her AFTER she was killed was quite inventive. But it is Plummer's performance which really seizes the film and makes it into something more than a regular murder mystery movie. Plummer discovers by piece by piece of evidence that Black became the victim of some sort of cult. Director Harvey Hart does an able job with the script creating tense scenes when needed and alternating shooting continuity between the two story lines. The film should not be over-looked. The biggest problem with the film for me is the opening credits which seems to drone on forever and accompanied by the most boring film song I have heard in a long. long time.