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Rating: 8 stars

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cinematique new york city niagara falls mental breakdown secret agent serial killer toniap

All movies seen on 08/04/2024

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Last Embrace (1979)

Directed by Jonathan Demme

Mystery | Thriller | Drama

Overview

Secret agent Harry Hannan suffers a mental breakdown when a botched mission in Mexico results in the death of his wife. He is sent to a mental asylum, after which he eventually returns to work. But, once again, he begins to doubt his sanity when he receives a bizarre death threat written in Hebrew. Not knowing which of his colleagues wants to kill him, Hannan teams up with pretty young college student Ellie Fabian to attempt to unravel the mystery.

Rated R | Length 102 minutes

Actors

Roy Scheider | Janet Margolin | John Glover | Sam Levene | Charles Napier | Christopher Walken | Jacqueline Brookes | David Margulies | Andrew Duncan | Marcia Rodd | Gary Goetzman | Lou Gilbert | Mandy Patinkin | Max Wright | Sandy McLeod | Joe Spinell | Bert Santos | Jim McBride | Cynthia Scheider | Sasha von Scherler | George Hillman | Gary Gunter | Jonathan Demme

Viewing History (seen 2 times)

Viewing Notes

Both a nod back to the great melodramatic thrillers of the 40s and 50s and a proto erotic thriller like what would become popular in the 90s.

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