Last Embrace

1979 · directed by Jonathan Demme

Rating

58/100

Hit

no

Secret agent Harry Hannan suffers a mental breakdown when a botched mission in Mexico results in the death of his wife. He is sent to a mental asylum, after which he eventually returns to work. But, once again, he begins to doubt his sanity when he receives a bizarre death threat written in Hebrew. Not knowing which of his colleagues wants to kill him, Hannan teams up with pretty young college student Ellie Fabian to attempt to unravel the mystery.

Last Embrace (1979), directed by Jonathan Demme, rates 58/100. See how its director, cast and crew rate across their careers.

Cast

• Roy Scheider
• Janet Margolin
• John Glover
• Sam Levene
• Charles Napier
• Christopher Walken
• Jacqueline Brookes
• David Margulies
• Andrew Duncan
• Marcia Rodd

Crew

• Tak Fujimoto — Director of Photography
• Barry Malkin — Editor
• Miklós Rózsa — Original Music Composer
• David Shaber — Writer

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1. The Silence of the Lambs (1991) — 96/100 · hit
2. Stop Making Sense (1984) — 90/100 · hit
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4. Philadelphia (1993) — 76/100
5. Melvin and Howard (1980) — 76/100
6. Something Wild (1986) — 74/100

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