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22 May 1978 (USA) morePlot:
Private eye investigates diamond theft, and becomes involved with an ancient family curse. full summaryPlot Keywords:
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Nominated for 3 Primetime Emmys. Another 1 win moreUser Comments:
Great Mini-Series, But the video contains less than Half the original. moreCast
(Series Cast overview, first billed only)| James Coburn | ... | Hamilton Nash | |
| Hector Elizondo | ... | Ben Feeney | |
| Jason Miller | ... | Owen Fitzstephan | |
| Jean Simmons | ... | Aaronia Haldorn | |
| Paul Stewart | ... | The old man | |
| Beatrice Straight | ... | Alice Dain Leggett | |
| Nancy Addison | ... | Gabrielle Leggett | |
| Tom Bower | ... | Sgt. O'Gar | |
| David Canary | ... | Jack Santos | |
| Beeson Carroll | ... | Marshall Cotton | |
| Martin Cassidy | ... | Eric Collinson | |
| Brian Davies | ... | Tom Vernon | |
| Roni Dengel | ... | Daisy Cotton | |
| Paul Harding | ... | Mr. Leggett | |
| Karen Ludwig | ... | Maria Gross |
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360 min | Germany:280 min (4 episodes)Country:
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1.33 : 1 moreSound Mix:
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I'm not surprised other reviewers found this mini-series confusing if they watched this video version: it has over half the scenes cut from it. The original series ran over four nights at six hours. Minus the commercial time, it clocks in at just over 4 1/2 hours. This video release is only 2 hours, 17 minutes long (despite the fact that the box says 193 minutes!)
In it's original form, it's a near masterpiece of mood, style, and suspense with a terrific cast. Every time you think the mystery has been solved, a new mystery begins. And unlike most mystery movies today, when you finally arrive at the end and learn who the real villain is, it all makes perfect sense.
So if you ever have a chance to catch it on some cable station, or if the DVD ever comes out, don't miss it. But skip the ripoff video!