| R,1hr 27min Released: January 1, 1972 Synopsis: Gary Sherman's Death Line is one of those little-seen, long-forgotten 1970s horror films that's still championed by its core of fans. When the film was shown as part of a horror series at Lincoln Center in 2002, director Guillermo Del Toro (The Devil's Backbone) pronounced it one of his all-time favorites. In the film, Patricia (Sharon Gurney) and her American boyfriend, Alex (David Ladd, son of actor/producer Alan Ladd), find an important government official apparently unconscious on the stairs ... Full Synopsis
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| Death Line is an effectively creepy low-budget horror film made with heart and wit. While the film suffers from uneven performances (David Ladd, in particular, is a bit of a stiff), director Gary Sherman gets a great darkly comic performance from horror stalwart Donald Pleasence. Pleasence bites into his role as an acerbic, class-conscious Cockney police inspector with tremendous gusto. He invigorates ... Read Review | |
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