Hoffman (1970)

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Release Date: Jan 1, 1970 Wide

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A woman who is blackmailed by her boss discovers his plans are not at all what she imagined in this low-key comedy-drama. Benjamin Hoffman (Peter Sellers) is a businessman who has eyes for a secretary working in his office, Janet Smith (Sinead Cusack). Smith is engaged to marry a man named Tom Mitchell (Jeremy Bulloch), but when Hoffman learns that Mitchell has a criminal past and is wanted by the law, he makes a startling proposal to Smith -- he'll turn her fianc� in to the police unless she

PG, 1 hr. 56 min.

Drama, Comedy

Directed By: Alvin Rakoff

In Theaters: Jan 1, 1970 Wide

On DVD: Mar 25, 2003

Cast

Peter Sellers
Benjamin Hoffman
Sinead Cusack
Janet Smith
Jeremy Bulloch
Tom Mitchell
David Lodge
Foreman
Ron Taylor
Guitarist
Ruth Dunning
Mrs. Mitchell
Kay Hall

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Miss Smith's emotional transformation, which we're presumably expected to mirror, is hard to swallow and comes across more as a discomfiting Stockholm Syndrome breakdown than a tender opening of her eyes and heart.

April 6, 2006 Full Review Source: DVDJournal.com

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Mark Bourne

DVDJournal.com

Anchor Bay's DVD edition delivers a fine print (1.66:1 anamorphic) with good color and detail, though it's sometimes grainy and speckly. The DD 2.0 monaural audio is fine. Extras are the lengthy and hamfisted original trailer, plus a thorough Sellers bio.

April 6, 2006 Full Review Source: DVDJournal.com

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Mark Bourne

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