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Chase, The (The Chase)
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(DVD - Code 1) (US-Import)
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A man is dragged into a violent underworld when he returns a Iost wallet and discovers that the owner is a crime Iord. The kingpin, impressed by Scotty's naive honesty, hires him as a chauffeur. Troubled by the sadistic treatment the tyrant visits upon his beautiful wife, the innocent man succumbs to her appeals for help, and organizes an escape pIan. The getaway is foiIed when she is brutally stabbed and Scotty finds himseIf framed for the murder. Realizing that he is at the mercy of a diaboIic scheme hatched by the crime boss and his insidious henchman (Peter Lorre), Scotty prepares to fight for his Iife. The twists and turns of the finaI sequence create a staggering and artfuI finale to this Film Noir thrilIer.
Released to criticaI acclaim and Iong renowned as a cult classic, The Chase features some of cinema's finest talents. Superior performances from Hitchcock-regulars Robert Cummings and Peter Lorre favor this complex, sophisticated story. Producer Seymour NebenzaI first made a name for himself producing Fritz Lang's M and story writer Cornell Woolrich also penned such masterpieces as Rear Window and Fear in the Night. |
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