The read
It runs a compact 1h 28m.
Synopsis
Nico, a drug dealer, murders a telegram messenger-boy "for kicks", egged on by partner-in-crime, TV director Francis. Cliff, the boy's older brother, investigates his death due to the slow progress made by the police.
Ratings
IMDb5.1/10
13 audience votes
Key crew
- Ben KernerScreenplay
- Des HardmanScreenplay
- Elwood UllmanScreenplay
- Julian RoffmanDirector
- Anne Howard BaileyScreenplay
- Harry FreedmanOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Barbara LordEllie
- Jack BettsCliff
- Peter FalkNico
- Ron HartmannFrancis
- Robert ChristieDetective McCloud
- Bill BrydonStuds
- Michael ZenonWeasel
- Anne CollingsA Model
- George SperdakosRicky
- Sammy SalesLouis
- Ron TaylorDave
- William R. KowalchukRoy
Stills
Themes
beatnikdrugs