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The only emotion that the audience is likely to work up watching this unconscionable bore is an irresistible desire to be almost anywhere else but in the theater.
Richard Schickel, TIME Magazine
End of the Game
"I could murder her in front of your eyes and you couldn't prove it," said the master criminal to the master detective. And so the game began...
1978 · 1h 46m · PG
Crime, Drama, Mystery
Directed by
Maximilian Schell
Overview
Hans Baerlach is a Swiss police detective who has dedicated much of his career to pursuing powerful and allegedly murderous businessman Richard Gastmann. Though Baerlach's partner meets his demise while investigating Gastmann, his replacement, Walter Tschanz, is undaunted. Meanwhile, the lovely Anna Crawley becomes involved in the case, which proceeds to take many twists and turns.
Director and cast
- Maximilian Schell Director
- Jon Voight as Walter Tschanz
- Jacqueline Bisset as Anna Crawley
- Martin Ritt as Hans Baerlach
- Robert Shaw as Richard Gastmann
- Helmut Qualtinger as Von Schwendi
- Gabriele Ferzetti as Dr. Lutz
- Rita Calderoni as Nadine
- Friedrich Dürrenmatt as Friedrich
- Willy Hügli as Clenin
- Norbert Schiller as Dr. Hungertobel
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
60%
Tomatometer
Rotten
Instead of every hour or half-hour, the cuckoo pops out every minute and a half.
Richard Eder, New York Times
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