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Empire State Building Murders is a film released in USA on 14 august 2008 with Ben Gazzara
Empire State Building Murders (2008)
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Add to a movie listReleased in USA 14 august 2008
Rating64%
Meurtres à l'Empire State Building est un téléfilm de fiction français de 1 heure 28 minutes réalisé par William Karel en 2007 pour Canal+.
Sélectionné pour le festival du film américain de Deauville en 2008.
Dernier rôle de Cyd Charisse avant sa disparition en 2008 et dernier film de Kirk Douglas.
Synopsis
William Karel rend hommage au cinéma américain et plus particulièrement au film noir en inventant une nouvelle fiction à partir des films emblématiques du Cinéma noir américain. Des acteurs mythiques de l'âge d'or hollywoodien, tels Kirk Douglas, Mickey Rooney ou Ben Gazzara, grâce à leur participation bienveillante au nouveau scénario, redonnent vie au New York des années 30 et 40, sur fond de prohibition, de mafia et de guerre des gangs.Actors
Ben Gazzara
(Paulie Genovese)
Mickey Rooney
(Mickey Silver)
Kirk Douglas
(Jim Kovalski)
Cyd Charisse
(Vicky Adams)
Richard Erdman
(Eddie Walker)
Anne Jeffreys
(Betty Clark)
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