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Tightrope

Tightrope

A cop on the edge.

19846.11h 55m

Overview

Wes Block is a detective who's put on the case of a serial killer whose victims are young and pretty women. The murders are getting personal when the killer chooses victims who are acquaintances of Block. Even his daughters are threatened.

Directed by Richard Tuggle
Written by Richard Tuggle
Produced by Clint Eastwood, Fritz Manes
Box Office0Revenue: $48.1M

Top Cast

Clint Eastwood

Clint Eastwood

Wes Block

Geneviève Bujold

Geneviève Bujold

Beryl Thibodeaux

Dan Hedaya

Dan Hedaya

Det. Molinari

Alison Eastwood

Alison Eastwood

Amanda Block

Jenny Beck

Jenny Beck

Penny Block

Marco St. John

Marco St. John

Leander Rolfe

Rebecca Perle

Rebecca Perle

Becky Jacklin

R

Regina Richardson

Sarita

Randi Brooks

Randi Brooks

Jamie Cory

Jamie Rose

Jamie Rose

Melanie Silber

Themes & Keywords

prostitutenew orleans, louisianaserial killerseries of murderspolice detective

About Tightrope

Tightrope is a mystery, thriller, crime film released in 1984 exploring themes of prostitute, new orleans, louisiana, serial killer, series of murders, police detective. Directed by Richard Tuggle, it stars Clint Eastwood, Geneviève Bujold, Dan Hedaya. Wes Block is a detective who's put on the case of a serial killer whose victims are young and pretty women. The murders are getting personal when the killer chooses victims who are acquaintances of Block. Even his daughters are threatened.

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