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Confidential

  • 1986
  • R
  • 1h 35m
IMDb RATING
4.5/10
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Confidential (1986)
CrimeThriller

The year is 1949 and reporter Hugh Jameson is looking for a story. He focuses on Emma Porter, a woman who was accused of the axe murder of her father thirty seven years earlier. Jameson disa... Read allThe year is 1949 and reporter Hugh Jameson is looking for a story. He focuses on Emma Porter, a woman who was accused of the axe murder of her father thirty seven years earlier. Jameson disappears during his search and his wife hires Charles Ripley P.I. to find him. Ripley's sear... Read allThe year is 1949 and reporter Hugh Jameson is looking for a story. He focuses on Emma Porter, a woman who was accused of the axe murder of her father thirty seven years earlier. Jameson disappears during his search and his wife hires Charles Ripley P.I. to find him. Ripley's search leads him to Emma's son who has his own nasty secrets to protect.

  • Director
    • Bruce Pittman
  • Writer
    • Bruce Pittman
  • Stars
    • August Schellenberg
    • Chapelle Jaffe
    • Neil Munro
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  • IMDb RATING
    4.5/10
    68
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Bruce Pittman
    • Writer
      • Bruce Pittman
    • Stars
      • August Schellenberg
      • Chapelle Jaffe
      • Neil Munro
    • 1User review
    • 1Critic review
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 nomination total

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    August Schellenberg
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    • Charles Ripley
    Chapelle Jaffe
    Chapelle Jaffe
    • Amelia
    Neil Munro
    • Hugh Jameson
    Tom Butler
    Tom Butler
    • Edmund Eislin
    Antony Parr
    • Rufus
    Linda Goranson
    Linda Goranson
    • Mrs. Jameson
    Gina Bin
    • 4th Hooker
    Milan Cheylov
    Milan Cheylov
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    David Clement
    David Clement
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    Roger Dunn
    Roger Dunn
    • Begliardo
    Eric Fink
    • Jimmy
    Michael Fletcher
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    Angela Fusco
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    Kay Hawtrey
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    Ray Landry
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      • Bruce Pittman
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    jamesbourke50

    A Perfect Chiller for a Winters Eve.

    Imagine if you will, the clouds begin to gather. Your breath shimmers in the blackness of the night. You look up into the sky and see the first fallings of snow.

    Keep that image in mind when you watch "Confidential" a truly superior low budget noir thriller written and directed by Bruce Pittman, whose only other film i had seen was "The Haunting Of Hamilton High - Prom Night 2, a sequel far better than the original.

    What Pittman's film offers the viewer, is a parade of characters, well represented by the landscape that surrounds them, Cold and calculating. I've always been a fan of film noir's that present a puzzle before your very eyes, even more so when you reach the final frame and find yourself still scratching your head, you just gotta love those kind of movies.

    Bruce Pittman really cooked up a perfect brew, an excellent script, perfect casting, everyone involved aided by their period costumes, really looked like they belonged, and dare i say August Shellenberg, long before his encore with a certain sea mammal really rocks with a cool subtlety.

    Your probably wondering so where is the review for this movie, as is the rule of thumb with a dark edged thrillers, you can never give more than what you'll get and with "Confidential" all i can say is wrap up warm, turn up the fire, and when the movie is finished and you find yourself looking out over your own cold covered landscape.

    Think about the mystery of Emma Porter, the titular character within the confines of "Confidential" and baffle just like i did, but like i always have evertime i sit down to watch this thriller from Canada with the coldest of hearts, but with the most intriguing of stories.

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    • Release date
      • September 19, 1986 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • Canada
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Die Spur des Mörders
    • Filming locations
      • Toronto, Ontario, Canada
    • Production company
      • Brightstar Films
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    • Runtime
      • 1h 35m(95 min)
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby

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