Hoffman

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Hoffman

"A sly tale of blackmail about a beauty and her boss"

1970

1h 53m

7.2(28 votes)

Drama

Overview

A businessman blackmails his young secretary into spending a weekend with him.

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9 members

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Peter Sellers

Mr. Hoffman

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Sinéad Cusack

Miss Smith

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Jeremy Bulloch

Tom Mitchell

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Ruth Dunning

Mrs. Mitchell

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David Lodge

Foreman (uncredited)

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George Hilsdon

Ticket Collector Kings Cross (uncredited)

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John Tatum

Man in Restaurant (uncredited)

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Kay Hall

(uncredited)

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John Tatham

Man in Restaurant (uncredited)

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