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Night Moves
UNITED STATES · 1975

Night Moves

Arthur Penn
missing persons hollywood corruption stuntmen detective noir murder mystery
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Synopsis

Private detective and former football player Harry Moseby gets hired on to what seems a standard missing person case - a former Hollywood actress wants Moseby to find and return her daughter. Harry travels to Florida to find her, but he begins to see a connection between the runaway girl, the world of Hollywood stuntmen, and a suspicious mechanic when an unsolved murder comes to light.

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