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Um Lance no Escuro

Film / 1975

Um Lance no Escuro

Directed by Arthur Penn

ThrillerCrimeDrama

★ 6.7/10Audience rating

Private detective and former football player Harry Moseby gets hired on to what seems a standard missing person case - a former Hollywood actress wants Moseby to find and return her daughter. Harry travels to Florida to find her, but he begins to see a connection between the runaway girl, the world of Hollywood stuntmen, and a suspicious mechanic when an unsolved murder comes to light.

The story

Private detective and former football player Harry Moseby gets hired on to what seems a standard missing person case - a former Hollywood actress wants Moseby to find and return her daughter. Harry travels to Florida to find her, but he begins to see a connection between the runaway girl, the world of Hollywood stuntmen, and a suspicious mechanic when an unsolved murder comes to light.

Cast

Gene HackmanHarry Moseby Jennifer WarrenPaula John CrawfordTom Iverson Susan ClarkEllen Moseby Melanie GriffithDelilah "Delly" Grastner Edward BinnsJoey Ziegler Harris YulinMarty Heller Janet WardArlene Iverson James WoodsQuentin Kenneth MarsNick Anthony CostelloMarv Ellman Ben ArchibekCharles

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Dennis Duganboy C.J. HincksGirl Max GailStud Susan BarristerTicket Clerk Larry MitchellTicket Clerk Louie EliasCop

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