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Crazy Love (2007)

Directed by Dan Klores

Documentary

Most recently watched by PeterMartin

Overview

Filmmaker Dan Klores examines the strange love affair of Burt Pugach and Linda Riss. Pugach is a successful attorney in 1950s New York when he meets much-younger Riss. The pair date, but Riss breaks off contact with Pugach upon learning his claims of divorce are false. Discovering that Riss was engaged to another man, Pugach hires some men to throw lye in her face, and he serves 14 years in prison for the crime.

Length 92 minutes

Viewing History (seen 1 time)

Date ViewedDeviceFormatSourceRating
07/19/2014TabletStreamingRented3.5 stars
 

Viewing Notes

Whoa. What a strange tale. He blinded and disfigured her at 22, went to prison for over a decade, was released and she married him. Not sure who’s more messed up in this relationship.

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