Shadows in an Empty Room

Mar 9, 1976

1h 40m

★ 5.7

Enter at your own risk... for there is no such thing as a truly empty room

Overview

After his younger sister is poisoned, a tough Ottawa cop embarks on a violent journey through Montreal to find her killer, which turns into a whirlpool of revenge and betrayal.

Genres

Drama

Thriller

Mystery

Production Companies

Fida Cinematografica

Security Investment Trust Company

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Cast

Capt. Tony Saitta

Stuart Whitman

Sgt. Ned Matthews

John Saxon

Dr. George Tracer

Martin Landau

Julie Foster

Tisa Farrow

Louise Saitta

Carole Laure

Fred

Jean LeClerc

Margie Cohn

Gayle Hunnicutt

Alexander

Peter MacNeill

Terence

Jean Marchand

Rose Tracer

Andrée St-Laurent

Julie Wildman

Ted Sullivan

Jérôme Tiberghien

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