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5.4/10 • 31

1984-06-011h 43m

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Somebody wants him dead for a secret he doesn't have!

Chicago psychiatrist Judd Stevens is suspected of murdering one of his patients when the man turns up stabbed to death in the middle of the city. After repeated attempts to convince the cops of his innocence, Dr. Stevens is forced to go after the real villains himself.

Directors
Bryan Forbes
Writters
Bryan Forbes

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  1. Roger Moore

    Roger Moore

    Dr. Judd Stevens

  2. Rod Steiger

    Rod Steiger

    Lieutenant McGreary

  3. Elliott Gould

    Elliott Gould

    Det. Angeli

  4. Art Carney

    Art Carney

    Morgens

  5. Anne Archer

    Anne Archer

    Ann Blake

  6. David Hedison

    David Hedison

    Dr. Peter Hadley

  7. Deanna Dunagan

    Deanna Dunagan

    Mrs. Hadley

  8. Ron Parady

    Ron Parady

    Cortini

  9. Dick Sollenberger

    Dick Sollenberger

    Capt. Bertelli

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CinemaSerf

Jun 8, 2023

6/10

Roger Moore ("Dr. Stevens") is quite effective in this murder-mystery as an eminent psychiatrist who finds himself at the centre of a police investigation into the killing of his assistant and of one of his patients. Desperate to prove his innocence to police lieutenant "McGreavy" (Rod Steiger) and his sidekick "Angeli" (Elliott Gould), he must work out what exactly is going on. Is he the real target? Why? Who? Despite the efforts of a good cast, the writing is a bit lacklustre and it's fairly easy to spot who's pulling the strings - or, at least, who is helping the puppet master fairly early on, thereby robbing the plot of much jeopardy. As to the "why" element of the story, that proves to be really quite contrived, and in best Agatha Christie traditions there are too many new elements introduced near the end for us to have much of a go at playing detective ourselves on that front. It is entertaining to see these old pros on screen together, and that raises the standard somewhat - but basically, it's just a rather light-weight gangster film that you'll forget very quickly.

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Status
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Original Language
English
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Keywords
detectivehit-and-runmurderpatientpsychiatristdead womanwidowergood cop bad cop