Secret agent Harry Hannan suffers a mental breakdown when a botched mission in Mexico results in the death of his wife. He is sent to a mental asylum, after which he eventually returns to work. But, once again, he begins to doubt his sanity when he receives a bizarre death threat written in Hebrew. Not knowing which of his colleagues wants to kill him, Hannan teams up with pretty young college student Ellie Fabian to attempt to unravel the mystery.
Directed by Jonathan Demme
obsession
spy
paranoia
suspicion
niagara falls
murder
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Cast
Roy Scheider
Harry Hannan
Janet Margolin
Ellie Fabian
John Glover
Richard Peabody
Sam Levene
Sam Urdell
Charles Napier
Dave Quittle
Christopher Walken
Eckart
Jacqueline Brookes
Dr. Coopersmith
David Margulies
Rabbi Josh Drexel
Andrew Duncan
Bernie Meckler
Marcia Rodd
Adrian
Gary Goetzman
Tour Guide
Lou Gilbert
Rabbi Jacobs
Crew
Jonathan Demme
Director
David Shaber
Writer
Miklós Rózsa
Original Music Composer
Tak Fujimoto
Director of Photography
Michael Taylor
Producer
Sandy McLeod
Script Supervisor
John Nicolella
Production Manager
Scott Rudin
Casting
John Nicolella
Associate Producer
Edward Lachman
Additional Photography
Ted Grossman
Stunts
Popular Reviews
9 reviews
Treyward
7.0★ · 04/28/26
Dave Quittle: Harry, if I wanted you dead, do you think I'd be walking around here.
The two halves feel a bit disconnected. But it’s wonderful seeing Demme take a swing at a hitchcockian story.
Dave Quittle: Harry, if I wanted you dead, do you think I'd be walking around here.
The two halves feel a bit disconnected. But it’s wonderful seeing Demme take a swing at a hitchcockian story.
Jackson Wise
5.7★ · 04/22/25
Jonathan Demme (complimentary).
Jonathan Demme (complimentary).
Davechild
4.0★ · 08/12/24
This is a mess, but visually it shows signs of what Demme will become
This is a mess, but visually it shows signs of what Demme will become
The
8.0★ · 11/08/22
Like a Hitchcock Dagwood sandwich loaded with Demme’s humanism and verve. A little mad this is not highlighted more often.
Like a Hitchcock Dagwood sandwich loaded with Demme’s humanism and verve. A little mad this is not highlighted more often.