Man on a Swing (1974)

Directed by

Frank Perry

Genre

thriller film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 51m

Rated

PG

Rating

5.9 of 10 from 27 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A police chief investigates a woman's murder in a small town. A psychic offers to help with the case, but his involvement raises questions about his motives and the truth of his abilities.

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What happens

Man on a Swing is a 1974 American thriller film directed by Frank Perry and written by David Zelag Goodman. The film stars Cliff Robertson, Joel Grey, Dorothy Tristan, Elizabeth Wilson and George Voskovec and was released on February 27, 1974, by Paramount Pictures. The film is loosely drawn from a true-life murder investigation and based on the non-fiction book The Girl on the Volkswagen Floor (1971) by journalist William Arthur Clark. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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