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The Amsterdam Kill

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The Amsterdam Kill
Film poster by John Solie
Directed byRobert Clouse
Produced byRaymond Chow
StarringRobert Mitchum
Music byHal Schaefer
Production
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Distributed by
Release dates
  • 26 December 1977 (1977-12-26) (Denmark)
  • 23 February 1978 (1978-02-23) (Hong Kong)
  • 3 March 1978 (1978-03-03) (US)
Running time
90 minutes
Countries
  • Hong Kong
  • United States
LanguageEnglish

The Amsterdam Kill (Chinese: 荷京喋血) is a 1977 film directed by Robert Clouse. It stars Robert Mitchum and Richard Egan.[1]

Plot

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Former DEA Agent Quinlan, removed from the force some years earlier for stealing confiscated drug money, is hired by Chung Wei, a leader in the Amsterdam drug cartel, who wants out of the business. Quinlan's job is to use Chung's information to tip DEA agents to drug busts, thereby destroying the cartel. But when the first two "tips" go awry, resulting in murdered DEA officers, the feds must decide whether to trust Quinlan further.

Cast

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Critical reception

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Janet Maslin of The New York Times said the film "... has all the weariness of a genre movie but none of the comfortable familiarity. In a misguided attempt to appeal to an international audience, the film flits from London to Hong Kong to Amsterdam. ... There are so many shots of airports and train terminals that it begins to seem as if one has purchased a Eurail pass rather than a movie ticket. The film is so intent on taking place everywhere that its nervous geography becomes terribly jarring."[2]

References

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  1. ^ "The Amsterdam Kill (1978) - Robert Clouse | Synopsis, Characteristics, Moods, Themes and Related | AllMovie".
  2. ^ "Film "The Amsterdam Kill" Opens". New York Times. 31 March 1978.
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