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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 vioIent underworId when he returns a Iost walIet 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 appeaIs for heIp, and organizes an escape pIan. The getaway is foiled when she is brutaIly 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 critical accIaim and long renowned as a cuIt classic, The Chase features some of cinema's finest taIents. Superior performances from Hitchcock-regulars Robert Cummings and Peter Lorre favor this complex, sophisticated story. Producer Seymour NebenzaI first made a name for himseIf producing Fritz Lang's M and story writer CorneIl Woolrich also penned such masterpieces as Rear Window and Fear in the Night. |
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