St. Ives
Ex-crime reporter Raymond St. Ives has elegant taste, a yen for gambling, and an unfinished novel in his typewriter. When he crosses paths with sinister Oliver Procane, he gets something else: a price on his head. St. Ives is a hard-boiled update of classic mystery thrillers, particularly The Maltese Falcon.
Charles Bronson is smoothly right as the clever title character, at odds with petty crooks and high-rollers, among them Maximilian Schell as a whining lackey and Jacqueline Bisset as a modern femme fatale. But the show is stolen by John Houseman as the devilish Procane, a worthy successor to Sydney Greenstreet.
Special Features:
- Behind the Scenes Featurette
- Theatrical Trailer
Critic Reviews:
- " It's all very slick, entertaining and undemanding. " – Jacoba Atlas