This interesting film disintegrates into silly excess, but has much to recommend, including the terrific performance of Jeroen Krabbe.
The Fourth Man (1984)
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Reviews Counted:8
Fresh:8
Rotten:0
Average Rating:7.7/10
Runtime: 1 hr 44 mins
Genre: Foreign Films
Synopsis: Paul Verhoeven (BASIC INSTINCT, STARSHIP TROOPERS) won international acclaim for this sexy, gory film noir. Christine (Renee Soutendijk) is a three time widow with a mysterious past and a new... Paul Verhoeven (BASIC INSTINCT, STARSHIP TROOPERS) won international acclaim for this sexy, gory film noir. Christine (Renee Soutendijk) is a three time widow with a mysterious past and a new lover, Herman (Thom Hoffman). Enter Gerard Reve (Jeroen Krabbe), the bisexual writer of several controversial novels. Unable to resist the alluring Christine, he also finds himself attracted to Herman. Unfortunately he always begins to believe that the deaths of Christine's past husbands were not accidental and that he and Herman may also be living on borrowed time. But is Christine a killer, or is Gerard merely coming undone? [More]
Starring: Jeroen Krabbe, Renee Soutendijk, Thom Hoffman, Geert De Jong
Starring: Jeroen Krabbe, Renee Soutendijk, Thom Hoffman, Geert De Jong
Director: Paul Verhoeven
Director: Paul Verhoeven
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This highly-charged, beautifully crafted, heavily symbolic homoerotic thriller is stunning -- as stunning today as it was when it electrified audiences 23 years ago.
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