Drama ·Thriller ·Crime · Canada · 1959 · 1h 28m

The Bloody Brood

Director

Cast

Barbara Lord as Ellie Jack Betts as Cliff Peter Falk as Nico Ron Hartmann as Francis Robert Christie as Detective McCloud Bill Brydon as Studs

Crew

Eugen Schüfftan — Director of Photography Robert Johnson — Editor Harry Freedman — Original Music Composer Ben Kerner — Screenplay Des Hardman — Screenplay Elwood Ullman — Screenplay

Tagline

Your shocked eyes will see it... your stunned mind won't believe it... Never before... has vice and violence struck with such frightening force!

Synopsis

Nico, a drug dealer, murders a telegram messenger-boy "for kicks", egged on by partner-in-crime, TV director Francis. Cliff, the boy's older brother, investigates his death due to the slow progress made by the police.

Trailer

Official Trailer youtube.com

Mood & Themes

beatnik drugs

Key Collaborators

Julian Roffman Director Eugen Schüfftan Director of Photography Robert Johnson Editor Harry Freedman Original Music Composer Ben Kerner Screenplay Des Hardman Screenplay Elwood Ullman Screenplay Anne Howard Bailey Screenplay Julian Roffman Producer

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