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Critics rate it 15 points higher than audiences do.
Synopsis
The body of teenager Gloria Hollinger is found dead on a Los Angeles beach, and Lt. Phil Gaines is in charge of the investigation. Gaines learns that the girl, a stripper and prostitute, committed suicide, but he ignores the connection between her and a powerful mob lawyer, Leo Sellers. Hollinger's father, however, is not satisfied with Gaines's results, and attempts to investigate the case on his own.
Ratings
IMDb6.2/10
Rotten Tomatoes50%
Metacritic77/100
Critics rate it 15 points higher than audiences do.
72 audience votes
Key crew
- Robert AldrichDirector
- Steve ShaganScreenplay
- Frank De VolOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Burt ReynoldsLt. Phil Gaines
- Catherine DeneuveNicole Britton
- Ben JohnsonMarty Hollinger
- Paul WinfieldLouis Belgrave
- Eileen BrennanPaula Hollinger
- Eddie AlbertLeo Sellers
- Ernest BorgnineSanturo
- Catherine BachPeggy Summers
- Jack CarterHerbie Dalitz
- James HamptonBus Driver
- Colleen BrennanGloria Hollinger
- Chuck HaywardMorgue Attendant