The Night of the Following Day

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The Night of the Following Day ★★ 1969 (R)

Four professional criminals kidnap a young girl at France's Orly airport, demanding a large ransom from her wealthy father. Each kidnapper turns out to be beset by personal demons, hindering their plans and leading to a bloody climax. Then, there's a final twist to the entire story. Brando and Boone are properly chilling but the plot is muddled and melodramatic. From the novel “The Snatchers” by Lionel White. 93m/C VHS, DVD . Marlon Brando, Richard Boone, Rita Moreno, Pamela Franklin, Jess Hahn, Jacques Marin, Gerard Buhr, Hughes Wanner; D: Hubert Cornfield; W: Robert Phippeny, Hubert Cornfield.

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