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A cop on the edge. - Tightrope
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Title: Tightrope

Release Date: 17 Aug 1984

Runtime: 1h 55m

Genre: Mystery, Thriller, Crime, Horror

Director: Malpaso Productions, Warner Bros. Pictures

Production Companies: Malpaso Productions, Warner Bros. Pictures

Overview: Wes Block is a detective who's put on the case of a serial killer whose victims are young and pretty women. The murders are getting personal when the killer chooses victims who are acquaintances of Block. Even his daughters are threatened.

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Ratings

Average Vote: 6.143 (352 votes)

Cast

  • Wes Block: Clint Eastwood
  • Beryl Thibodeaux: Geneviève Bujold
  • Det. Molinari: Dan Hedaya
  • Amanda Block: Alison Eastwood
  • Penny Block: Jenny Beck
  • Leander Rolfe: Marco St. John
  • Becky Jacklin: Rebecca Perle
  • Sarita: Regina Richardson
  • Jamie Cory: Randi Brooks
  • Melanie Silber: Jamie Rose
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