The Bloody Brood
The Bloody Brood is a 1959 Canadian thriller film directed by Julian Roffman.
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| Directed by | Julian Roffman |
| Produced by | Julian Roffman (producer) |
| Written by | Anne Howard Bailey (story) Ben Kerner (writer) Elwood Ullman (writer) |
| Starring | See below |
| Music by | Harry Freedman |
| Cinematography | Eugen Schüfftan |
| Edited by | Robert Johnson |
Running time | 80 minutes |
| Country | Canada |
| Language | English |
Premise
A man begins to investigate on his own the death of his brother, who died from eating a hamburger laced with ground glass. With the police case stalled because of ineptness, the man's own investigation leads him toward a beatnik hang-out frequented by Nico (Peter Falk), a shady character who supplies drugs to the patrons and philosophizes about the ills of the world.
Cast
- Jack Betts as Cliff
- Barbara Lord as Ellie
- Peter Falk as Nico
- Robert Christie as Detective McLeod
- Ron Hartmann as Francis
- Anne Collins as A Model
- Bill Bryden as Studs
- George Sperdakos as Ricky
- Ron Taylor as Dave
- Michael Zenon as Weasel
- William R. Kowalchuk as Roy
- Sammy Sales as Louis
- Kenneth Wickes as Paul the Poet
- Carol Starkman as Blonde Neighbor
- Rolf Colstan as Stephanex
Reception
Author and film critic Leonard Maltin awarded the film two out of four stars, calling it "[A] laughable, thoroughly cynical depiction of the Beat Generation."[1]
References
- Leonard Maltin; Spencer Green; Rob Edelman (January 2010). Leonard Maltin's Classic Movie Guide. Plume. p. 69. ISBN 978-0-452-29577-3.
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