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Plot Summary:
A man has been killed on the Dover/Boulogne car ferry. What is the connection between him and the attempts being made to kill Jane Kerrell, a young girl in her early twenties? As she speeds through the French countryside to the South of France, several attempts are made on her life as she is deliberately forced off the road by another car. But when she reports these attempts, the local Cap Ferrat Police Inspector and the sinister psychiatrist, Dr. Forla believe these attempts are in her imagination and Dr Forla, concludes that Jane is mentally disturbed. At her wits end Jane finds an ally in the young English painter, Paul Hedley who finally believes her life is in danger following an attempt to murder him. When Inspector Malling of Scotland Yard and Mr. Breese arrive in Cap Ferrat trying to uncover the connection between Jane and the murdered man on the ferry, this thrilling puzzle of international intrigue begins to unravel against the backdrop of the French Riviera.
IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 178
Genere: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK, France, USA
Duration: 99 min
Plot tags: eurospy
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Plot Summary:
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IMDB Rating: 5.1
IMDB Votes: 73
Genere: Mystery, Thriller
Country: Italy
Duration: 89 min
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IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 840
Genere: Adventure, Comedy, Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 94 min
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House of Cards (1968)
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IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 714
Genere: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min
Plot tags: political, suspense
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The Salzburg Connection (1972)
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IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 548
Genere: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min
Plot tags: eurospy
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IMDB Rating: 5.0
IMDB Votes: 100
Genere: Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: independent film
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IMDB Rating: 3.6
IMDB Votes: 446
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Plot Summary:
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IMDB Rating: 4.9
IMDB Votes: 230
Genere: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 71 min
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Plot Summary:
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IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 210
Genere: Crime, Thriller, Drama
Country: Italy, Austria, West Germany
Duration: 102 min
Plot tags: eurospy
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Plot Summary:
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IMDB Rating: 5.1
IMDB Votes: 534
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Country: UK
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Plot Summary:
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IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 466
Genere: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 90 min
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Plot Summary:
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IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
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Plot Summary:
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IMDB Rating: 7.9
IMDB Votes: 347
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Country: USA
Duration: 96 min
Plot tags: independent film
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IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 587
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Country: UK
Duration: 109 min
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Plot Summary:
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IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 1000
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Country: USA
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Plot Summary:
Philip Scott, the boss of a toy company, is secretly also the chief of a British spy organization. Scott's cover is destroyed when enemy agents kidnap his girlfriend to force him to reveal the identities of his fellow spies.
IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 252
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Plot Summary:
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IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 142
Genere: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Italy, France
Duration: 97 min
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Plot Summary:
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IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 4000
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Country: USA
Duration: 115 min
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IMDB Rating: 4.5
IMDB Votes: 23000
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IMDB Votes: 2000
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IMDB Votes: 927
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IMDB Votes: 274
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Country: USA
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IMDB Votes: 2000
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IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 540
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Plot Summary:
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IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 4000
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IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 57000
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IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 143000
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Country: USA
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IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 60000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
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IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 3000
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IMDB Rating: 7.4
IMDB Votes: 64000
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IMDB Votes: 80000
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