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Winter Kills (1979)
Directed by William Richert
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The younger brother of an assassinated US President is led down a rabbit hole of conspiracies and dead ends after learning of a man claiming to be the real shooter.
Length 97 minutes
Actors
Jeff Bridges | John Huston | Anthony Perkins | Eli Wallach | Sterling Hayden | Dorothy Malone | Tomás Milián | Belinda Bauer | Ralph Meeker | Toshirō Mifune | Richard Boone | David Spielberg | Brad Dexter | Michael Thoma | Ed Madsen | Irving Selbst | Chris Soldo | Robert Courtleigh | Peter Brandon | Joe Spinell | Ira S. Rosenstein | Kyle Morris | Phil Lito | Barbara Richert | Jake Strider Hughes | Patrice Bough | Eloise Hardt | Gladys Hill | Kim O’Brien | Candice Rialson | Bill P. Wilson | Loyd Catlett | Michael Bond | Helen Fagan | Peter Kilman | Gianni Russo | Peter Koshel | Lissette Álvarez | Robert F. Boyle | Sidney Lanier | Helen Curry | Derrick Lynn-Thomas | Jesse Veliz | Robert Wolcott | Robert Moresco | Agneta Eckemyr | Tisa Farrow | Billie Allen | Joseph Ragno | Loutz Gage | Camilla Sparv | Andrea Claudio | Erin Gray | Susan Walden | Rebecca Grimes | Jennifer Keith | Amanda Jones | Berry Berenson | Tim Culbertson | Regis Mull | Helen Kelly | Byron Morrow | Elizabeth Taylor
Viewing History (seen 2 times)
| Date Viewed | Device | Format | Source | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01/08/2021 | TV | Streaming | Video on Demand | 7 stars |
| 07/19/2015 | TV | DVD | Library | 6.5 stars |
| (Average) 6.75 stars |
Viewing Notes
Been viewing political thrillers via Prime and of course this one popped up as recommended after just watching The Parallax View. So I started this movie and realized within the opening minutes that I had seen this (bc the scene involves a small cameo by Joe Spinell). However, I couldn’t recall how it all played out so I decided to continue*. This is a wild flick that plays loosey-goosey with a few of the story beats but I dig this kind of conspiracy craziness. Plus everyone is acting their hearts out esp. Jeff Bridges, bless him. Also Belinda Bauer is absolutely lights out gorgeous and Toshiro Mifune is cast in a throwaway role. Such a weird flick that I would totally own if there’s a good HD release. Seems like one Kino would have.
*this is amusing and also somewhat sad how poor my memory has become regarding films I’ve seen. According to my notes on my previous viewing I not only watched the movie but also listened to the commentary track. Crazy that I forgot all that on this viewing.
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