Last Embrace (1979)
Average Rating: 5/10
Reviews Counted: 6
Fresh: 2 | Rotten: 4
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Release Date: May 4, 1979 Wide
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In 1979, Jonathan Demme was still a cutting-edge director and The Last Embrace was his first effort at a completely commercial assignment. Very much in the Hitchcock vein, The Last Embrace is an intense suspense film concerning Harry Hannan (Roy Scheider), a government agent recovering from a catatonic collapse after the murder of his wife. After Harry's recovery, he is back on the job, but he can't figure out whether he is suffering from self-induced paranoia or if his former employers want to
May 4, 1979 Wide
Feb 1, 1993
Cast
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Roy Scheider
Harry Hannan -
Janet Margolin
Ellie Fabian -
Christopher Walken
Eckart -
Sam Levene
Sam Urdell -
John Glover
Richard Peabody -
Charles Napier
Dave Quittle -
Jacqueline Brookes
Dr. Coopersmith -
David Margulies
Rabbi Drexell -
Andrew Duncan
Bernie Meckler -
Marcia Rodd
Adrian -
Lou Gilbert
Rabbi Jacobs -
Sandy McLeod
Dorothy Hannan -
Mandy Patinkin
Commuter -
Joe Spinell
Man in cantina -
Jim McBride
Men in Cantina -
Jonathan Demme
Man On Train -
Gary Goetzman
Tour Guide -
Cynthia Scheider
Adrian's friend -
Max Wright
Commuter -
Sasha von Scherler
Shopper -
Bert Santos
Men in Cantina
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All Critics (10) | Top Critics (3) | Fresh (2) | Rotten (4)
Demme puts nothing of himself into these paranoid shenanigans -- the movie is all too transparently his attempt to do something bankable.
Belabored imitation Hitchcock
Last Embrace is directed by Jonathan Demme and it packs a real wallop of suspense.
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