The Man with Bogart's Face

Oct 3, 1980

1h 46m

★ 6.3

The face may be familiar. The mystery is brand new.

Overview

In this send-up of the Humphrey Bogart detective films of the 1940s, a man idolizes Bogart so much that he has his features altered to look exactly like him and then opens up a detective agency under the name Sam Marlow.

Genres

Comedy

Thriller

Production Companies

Melvin Simon Productions

20th Century Fox

The Man with Bogart's Face Trailers

Cast

Sam Marlow

Robert Sacchi

Hakim

Franco Nero

Gena

Michelle Phillips

Elsa

Olivia Hussey

Duchess

Misty Rowe

Commodore Anastas

Victor Buono

Mr. Zebra

Herbert Lom

Cynthia

Sybil Danning

Lt. Bumbera

Richard Bakalyan

Sgt. Hacksaw

Gregg Palmer

Wolf / Zinderneuf

Jay Robinson

Petey Cane

George Raft

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