
Oldboy(2003)
With no clue how he came to be imprisoned, drugged and tortured for 15 years, a desperate man seeks revenge on his captors.


“Enter at your own risk... for there is no such thing as a truly empty room”
After his younger sister is poisoned, a tough Ottawa cop embarks on a violent journey through Montreal to find her killer, which turns into a whirlpool of revenge and betrayal.

Stuart Whitman
Capt. Tony Saitta

John Saxon
Sgt. Ned Matthews

Martin Landau
Dr. George Tracer

Tisa Farrow
Julie Foster

Carole Laure
Louise Saitta

Jean LeClerc
Fred

Gayle Hunnicutt
Margie Cohn

Peter MacNeill
Alexander

Jean Marchand
Terence
Andrée St-Laurent
Rose Tracer
Shadows in an Empty Room is a drama, thriller, mystery film released in 1976 exploring themes of police, drag queen, sister, magnum, revenge, canuxploitation. Directed by Alberto De Martino, it stars Stuart Whitman, John Saxon, Martin Landau. After his younger sister is poisoned, a tough Ottawa cop embarks on a violent journey through Montreal to find her killer, which turns into a whirlpool of revenge and betrayal.
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