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Downtown

Downtown

19755.51h 27m

Overview

A private eye who's over his head in debt takes on a job snapping photos of his client's rich husband in bed with another woman. But when the husband winds up with three bullet holes that seem to have come from the private eye's own gun, he's got to prove he's not the murderer meanwhile getting tangled deeper in a web of deceit, lies, and steamy night club dancers!

Directed by Jesús Franco
Written by Christine Lembach, Jesús Franco
Produced by Erwin C. Dietrich
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Top Cast

Jesús Franco

Jesús Franco

Al Pereira

Lina Romay

Lina Romay

Cynthia

Paul Müller

Paul Müller

Inspector Mendoza

Martine Stedil

Martine Stedil

Lola

Beni Cardoso

Beni Cardoso

Rita

Raymond Hardy

Raymond Hardy

Pepe

Martina Domingo

Martina Domingo

Stripper

Peggy Markoff

Peggy Markoff

Lady at the bar

Eric Falk

Eric Falk

Carlos Rivas

Monica Swinn

Monica Swinn

Olga Ramos

Themes & Keywords

blackmailnarrationdeceptionfilm noirmurderfemale homosexualityprivate eyeerotic moviehard boiled

About Downtown

Downtown is a comedy, crime film released in 1975 exploring themes of blackmail, narration, deception, film noir, murder, female homosexuality. Directed by Jesús Franco, it stars Jesús Franco, Lina Romay, Paul Müller. A private eye who's over his head in debt takes on a job snapping photos of his client's rich husband in bed with another woman. But when the husband winds up with three bullet holes that seem to have come from the private eye's own gun, he's got to prove he's not the murderer meanwhile getting tangled deeper in a web of deceit, lies, and steamy night club dancers!

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