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Release Date:
24 October 1982 (France) more
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Beyond the five senses lies a sixth. To possess it is to see the unseen. If she sees you...you're dead.
Plot:
Two uneasy friends, a police officer and a TV talk show host, each pursue the mysterious "handcuff killer" with the aid of an artist who sees - and draws - the killer's crimes before they're committed. full summary | add synopsis
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strong opening after which it peters out, but still fairly good. more (6 total)

Cast

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Perry King ... Paul 'Mac' McCormack
Norman Parker ... Larry Weeks
Elizabeth Kemp ... Virna Nightbourne
Kenneth McMillan ... Cullum

Jon Polito ... Sporaco
Joe Morton ... Rich

Antone Pagan ... Willie Gonzales
Barbara Quinn ... Muriel
Thomas DeCarlo ... Teddy Gallagher
Lou Bedford ... Werner Armstrong
Tom Stechschulte ... Jim Deardon
Louisa Flaningam ... Leanna

Olivia Negron ... Betty Mercer

Steve Beauchamp ... Harvey Dean
Helena Carroll ... Bag Lady
Tom Erawley ... Browder
Estelle Evans ... Francine
Robert Fairbairn ... Hotel Manager
Donald Gantry ... TV Director
Reuben Green ... Police Sketch Artist
Jamie Haskins ... Stage Manager
Carol Ostrow ... Comic Strip Announcer
Brooke Palance ... Hooker
Antonia Rey ... Spanish Woman
Syrena Irvin ... Hooker
Jacquelyn Roberts ... Comic Strip Waitress
Ted Sorel ... Ben Cosley (as Theodore Sorel)
Mindy Susan ... Comic Strip Waitress

Tom Tammi ... News Reporter
Al Thomas ... Irate Driver
Dennis Wolfberg ... Comedian
Dana Zeller-Alexis ... Floor Manager
Robert Kerman ... Medical Examiner
Mike Edwards ... Taxi Driver
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Ruby Payne ... Flower Lady (uncredited)
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Directed by
Armand Mastroianni 
 
Writing credits
(in alphabetical order)
Armand Mastroianni  writer
B. Jonathan Ringkamp  writer

Produced by
Joseph Beruh .... executive producer
Robert Di Milia .... producer
Edgar Lansbury .... producer
Nan Pearlman .... associate producer
 
Original Music by
Alexander Peskanov 
 
Cinematography by
Larry Pizer 
 
Film Editing by
David E. McKenna 
 
Art Direction by
Susan Kaufman 
 
Production Management
Mike Edwards .... unit manager
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Costa Mantis .... assistant director
Nathalie Plemiannikov .... second assistant director
Roberta Presser .... second assistant director
 
Art Department
Jeffrey L. Glave .... scenic chargeman
 
Sound Department
Stuart Deutsch .... boom operator
Ron Kalish .... sound editor
Rolf Pardula .... sound mixer
 
Camera and Electrical Department
Larry Huston .... first assistant camera: "a" camera
Fred LeBow .... still photographer: second unit
Bill Lister .... gaffer (as William Lister)
Constantine Makris .... camera operator
Rex North .... key grip
Jerry Pope .... lighting technician
 
Casting Department
Leonard Finger .... casting consultant
 
Other crew
David Fitzgerald .... location manager
Bob Gallagher .... location scout
 

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Additional Details

Also Known As:
The Killing Hour (USA) (video title)
The Killing Kind (USA) (video title)
American Killing (West Germany) [de]
L'ora che uccide (Italy) [it]
Un tueur dans la ville (France) [fr]
Zeit der Geier (West Germany) [de]
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97 min
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1.85 : 1 more
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2 out of 5 people found the following review useful.
strong opening after which it peters out, but still fairly good., 21 June 2006
6/10
Author: CryFi from Lansingburgh, New York, USA

I saw this on VHS under the title The Killing Hour.

This movie starts off really well with several unexplained killings involving handcuffs. A woman is fished out of the river, a man swims alone in a swimming pool reminiscent of a scene from Cat People, a construction worker goes down a manhole. The latter two killings are quite graphic, though without being bloody. Meanwhile, an artist draws strange pictures.

A cop who does lousy impressions in his side job as a standup comedian (yet he gets laughs, surprisingly) leads the investigation, leaking information to a tabloid television reporter. Both he and the reporter start courting the artist once they meet her.

Some additional deaths occur. The ending may be predictable, since it's possible to make a good guess as to the identity of the killer early on in the movie. Unfortunately, after the strong opening, no other scene quite lives up. Some scenes have lengthy dialog that doesn't serve the plot or characters. Still, not a bad movie by a long shot.

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