Hoffman
A sly tale of blackmail about a beauty and her boss
1970•1h 53m•
★7.3(27 ratings)
Drama
Overview
A businessman blackmails his young secretary into spending a weekend with him.
Director
Alvin RakoffWriters
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A sly tale of blackmail about a beauty and her boss
A businessman blackmails his young secretary into spending a weekend with him.
Ticket Collector Kings Cross (uncredited)
The film's tagline is: "A sly tale of blackmail about a beauty and her boss"
The runtime is 113 minutes (1h 53m).
The film was directed by Alvin Rakoff.
The screenplay was written by Ernest Gebler.
The score was composed by Ron Grainer.
Cinematography was handled by Gerry Turpin.
This title is listed on IMDb as tt0065839.
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Good
27 votes
Hoffman
Released
English
United Kingdom
