Bloodline

"The line between love and death is the bloodline."

Jun 29 1979 R 1h 57m
Crime, Drama, Mystery

A pampered heiress inherits her father's pharmaceutical empire when he dies in a suspicious accident, and soon finds herself surrounded by ruthless board members and grasping family members who will seemingly stop at nothing to profit.

Plot

Sam Roffe, president of a multi-national pharmaceutical corporation, is killed while mountain-climbing. It is first determined to be an accident, but Inspector Max Hormung later deduces that Roffe was murdered. Sam's daughter Elizabeth assumes control of the company, and while traveling through Europe she immediately becomes a target as well. Suspicion falls on the Roffe cousins, all of whom want to go public with the company and sell their stock at a huge profit. Since this would be against her father's wishes, Elizabeth rejects their advice and decides to keep the company within the family. As Inspector Hormung investigates the background of the cousins, more attempts are made on Elizabeth's life. Hoping to reveal the guilty party, Hormung is able to connect these attempts to a series of murders on prostitutes, which are recorded on snuff films.

Written by

Laird Koenig, Sidney Sheldon

Directed by

Terence Young

Production Countries

United States of America, Germany

Production Companies

Bavaria Film, Paramount, NF Geria III-Produktion München

Languages

English

Awards

1 nomination

Scores
# of Votes
2,022
Average Rating
4.6 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA