Empire State Building Murders (French: Meurtres à l'Empire State Building) is a 2008 French mockumentary film directed by William Karel and starring Ben Gazzara, Mickey Rooney, Kirk Douglas, Cyd Charisse, Richard Erdman, Anne Jeffreys, and Marsha Hunt. It is considered a spin of Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid (1982).[1] The film is also Kirk Douglas’ last television appearance before his retirement and subsequent death.
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| French | Meurtres à l'Empire State Building |
| Directed by | William Karel |
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| Cinematography | Ned Burgess |
| Edited by | Stéphanie Mahet |
| Music by | Carolin Petit |
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Running time | 88 min |
Cast
edit- Ben Gazzara as Paulie Genovese
- Mickey Rooney as Mickey Silver
- Kirk Douglas as Jim Kovalski
- Cyd Charisse as Vicky Adams
- Richard Erdman as Eddie Walker
- Anne Jeffreys as Betty Clark
- Marsha Hunt as Norah Strinberg
- Sara Sumara as Penny Baxter
- Patrick Floersheim as Récitant / Narrator
- Lauren Bacall as Penny Baxter (archive footage)
- James Cagney as Tony (archive footage)
- Wolfgang Draeger as Narrator
- Van Heflin as Bobby (archive footage)
- Edward G. Robinson as Brassi (archive footage)
- Lizabeth Scott as Lisa (archive footage)
- Simone Simon as Audrey (archive footage)
- Lawrence Tierney as Rico (archive footage)
- Richard Widmark as Stan (archive footage)
References
edit- ^ Nelson, Rob (29 October 2009). "Empire State Building Murders". Variety. Penske Business Media, LLC. Retrieved 30 October 2018.
External links
edit- Empire State Building Murders at IMDb
- Empire State Building Murders at the TCM Movie Database
- Empire State Building Murders at AlloCiné (in French)