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Last Embrace (1979) [R]

Release Date:
May 4, 1979

Original Title:
Last Embrace

Alternate Titles:
El eslabón del Niágara
Il segno degli Hannan

Genres:
Mystery | Romance | Thriller

Production Companies:
Taylor-Wigutow Productions
United Artists

Production Countries:
United States of America

Ratings / Certifications:
DE: 16  US: R 

Runtime: 102

It begins with an ancient warning. It ends at the edge of Niagara Falls. In between there are 5 murders. Solve the mystery. Or die trying.

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Secret agent Harry Hannan suffers a mental breakdown when a botched mission in Mexico results in the death of his wife. He is sent to a mental asylum, after which he eventually returns to work. But, once again, he begins to doubt his sanity when he receives a bizarre death threat written in Hebrew. Not knowing which of his colleagues wants to kill him, Hannan teams up with pretty young college student Ellie Fabian to attempt to unravel the mystery.

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Art Direction:
James A. Taylor

Associate Producer:
John Nicolella

Camera Operator:
Tom Priestley Jr.

Casting:
Scott Rudin

Director:
Jonathan Demme

Director of Photography:
Tak Fujimoto

Editor:
Barry Malkin

Extras Casting:
Sylvia Fay

First Assistant Director:
Michael Rauch

Gaffer:
William Ward

Key Grip:
Billy Miller

Makeup Artist:
Max Henriquez

Music Editor:
George Korngold

Novel:
Murray Teigh Bloom

Original Music Composer:
Miklós Rózsa

Producer:
Michael Taylor
Dan Wigutow

Production Design:
Charles Rosen

Production Manager:
John Nicolella

Property Master:
James Mazzola

Scenic Artist:
Cosmo Sorice

Script Supervisor:
Sandy McLeod

Second Assistant Director:
Steven Felder

Second Unit Director:
Evelyn Purcell

Sound Effects Editor:
Louis Cerborino
Maurice Schell
Stan Bochner

Sound Recordist:
John Fundus

Special Effects:
John Burke

Still Photographer:
Catharine Bushnell

Unit Publicist:
Gary Kalkin

Writer:
David Shaber

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