The Last Embrace (1979)
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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 kill him. These conflicting feelings are exacerbated when he forms a connection with a nervous graduate student, Ellie Fabian (Janet Margolin), whom he discovers is living in his apartment. ~ Paul Brenner, Rovi
- Starring:
- Roy Scheider, Janet Margolin, (more)
- Director(s):
- Jonathan Demme
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- R
Synopsis of The Last Embrace
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 kill him. These conflicting feelings are exacerbated when he forms a connection with a nervous graduate student, Ellie Fabian (Janet Margolin), whom he discovers is living in his apartment. ~ Paul Brenner, Rovi
Complete Cast of The Last Embrace
- Roy Scheider - Harry Hannan
- Christopher Walken - Eckart
- John Glover - Richard Peabody
- Jacqueline Brookes - Dr. Coopersmith
- Andrew Duncan - Bernie Meckler
- Lou Gilbert - Rabbi Jacobs
- Jonathan Demme - Man On Train
- Sasha von Scherler - Shopper
- Max Wright - Commuter
- Jim McBride - Men in Cantina
- Mandy Patinkin - Commuter
- Janet Margolin - Ellie Fabian
- Sam Levene - Sam Urdell
- Charles Napier - Dave Quittle
- David Margulies - Rabbi Drexell
- Marcia Rodd - Adrian
- Joe Spinell - Man in cantina
- Cynthia Scheider - Adrian's friend
- Bert Santos - Men in Cantina
- Gary Goetzman - Tour Guide
- Sandy McLeod - Dorothy Hannan
- Director(s):
- Jonathan Demme
- Writer(s):
- David Shaber
- Producer(s):
- Dan Wigutow, Michael Taylor
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- R(Not For Children, Adult Situations, Nudity, Violence, Adult Language)
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