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Nocturne IndienNocturne Indien (1989)
Dir. Alain Corneau
Feat. Jean-Hugues Anglade, Clémentine Célarié, Otto Tausig
Moody drama from dir. Corneau (TOUS LES MATINS DU MONDE) sees a young Frenchman travel to India to search for a missing friend, and get lost in…
Package, ThePackage, The (1989)
Dir. Andrew Davis
Feat. Gene Hackman, Tommy Lee Jones, Joanna Cassidy
Sharp geo–political thriller with an anti–nuclear bent. Gene Hackman plays a veteran Army Sgt. assigned to escort a military prisoner…
Peter GunnPeter Gunn (1989)
Dir. Blake Edwards
Feat. Peter Strauss, Barbara Williams
A telemovie reprise of the iconic 'Private Investigator' series of the late 50s and 60s, with original director Edwards and that famous Mancini tune…
Pink CadillacPink Cadillac (1989)
Dir. Buddy Van Horn
Feat. Clint Eastwood, Bernadette Peters, Timothy Carhart
Minor Clint Eastwood comic vehicle about a bail–bond bounty hunter who helps out the spouse of a target by rescuing her kidnapped baby from the…
Red King, White KnightRed King, White Knight (1989)
Dir. Geoff Murphy
Feat. Tom Skerritt, Max von Sydow, Helen Mirren
Tough HBO telemovie places Mikhail Gorbachev at the centre of an assasination plot; Skerritt and von Sydow, CIA and KGB agents respectively, must put…
Sea of LoveSea of Love (1989) Recommended
Dir. Harold Becker
Feat. Ellen Barkin, Al Pacino, John Goodman
Murder suspect Ellen Barkin and detective Al Pacino have a very dangerous liaison in this sexy, hi–tension whodunnit. A first class entry with…
SiestaSiesta (1989) Recommended
Dir. Mary Lambert
Feat. Ellen Barkin, Jodie Foster, Gabriel Byrne
An enigmatic, arty thriller with a terrific cast, gorgeous lensing and Miles Davis soundtrack. Possibly meaningless, but a pleasure to watch the cast…
Summer's Lease (TV Mini-series)Summer's Lease (TV Mini-series) (1989)
Feat. Susan Fleetwood, John Gielgud, Michael Pennington
BBC "masterpiece theatre" drama–mystery series set in Tuscany, based on the novel by John Mortimer (RUMPOLE OF THE BAILEY) and adapted by the…
True BelieverTrue Believer (1989)
Dir. Joseph Ruben
Feat. James Woods, Robert Downey, Kurtwood Smith
A jaded attorney and an idealistic young clerk defend a Korean man who is in jail for a murder he may not have committed. Woods as usual plays a…
Who's Harry Crumb?Who's Harry Crumb? (1989)
Dir. Paul Flaherty
Feat. John Candy, Annie Potts, Jeffrey Jones
Comedy–mystery vehicle for John Candy, who plays an often incompetent, sometimes genius, private investigator in search of a kidnapping victim.

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