Of Pure Blood

1986 2h 0m EN

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9.0

MASTERPIECE

★9.0TMDB · 1

DramaTV Movie

Synopsis

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A mother investigating her son's mysterious death finds much more than she bargained for. Casting director Alicia Browning (Remick) takes leave of her job in NYC to investigate what happened to her son Mark (Browning) in Germany. Her persistence uncovers perplexing details that lead to the discovery of some very unsettling, and dark personal memories!

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Lee Remick
Alicia Browning
Patrick McGoohan
Dr. Felix Neumann
Gottfried John
Paul Bergmann
Richard Münch
Dr. Bamberg
Katharina Böhm
Ursula Schiller
Edith Schneider
Erika
Carolyn Nelson
Johanna
Robert Bowman
Mark Browning

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Joseph Sargent
Writers: Del Coleman, Michael Zagor
Languages: English, German
Countries: United States of America

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ERA

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40 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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2 / 8

WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, German.

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3 / 8

RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Brad Fiedel. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Carl Pingitore shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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6 / 8

CAST

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Lee Remick and Patrick McGoohan and Gottfried John carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0091667 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Joseph Sargent directs. Brad Fiedel scores. Carl Pingitore cuts. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English, German.

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140 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, German.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Original score by Brad Fiedel. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Carl Pingitore shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Lee Remick and Patrick McGoohan and Gottfried John carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt0091667 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.