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Downtown

5.6/10
TMDB34 votes
1976Original: German87 min

A private eye who's over his head in debt takes on a job snapping photos of his client's rich husband in bed with another woman. But when the husband winds up with three bullet holes that seem to have come from the private eye's own gun, he's got to prove he's not the murderer meanwhile getting tangled deeper in a web of deceit, lies, and steamy night club dancers!

Genres: Comedy, Crime
Cast: Jesús Franco, Lina Romay, Paul Müller, Martine Stedil, Beni Cardoso

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About Downtown

Downtown (1976) is a film in the comedy, crime genres. Directed by Jesús Franco. The cast includes Jesús Franco, Lina Romay, Paul Müller, Martine Stedil.

Released
1976-07-23
Original language
German
Runtime
87 minutes
Status
Released
Production countries
Switzerland
Production companies
Elite Film
Directors
Jesús Franco
Writers
Christine Lembach, Jesús Franco

Downtown cast & characters

Audience reviews

5.6/10 from 34 TMDB votes. Ratings and reviews are supplied by TMDB. Reviews are attributed to their original authors.

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TMDB member review

All in all, one of the best Franco's movies, having a plausible story (albeit with some plot holes) and a quite convincing performance by the actors. As in many other movies from the same director in that period, there is no shortage of skin display by female actresses (the scrumptious Martine Stedil and the inevitable Lina Romay), perhaps encouraged by the apparent tropical climate of a place that is looking a lot…

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All in all, one of the best Franco's movies, having a plausible story (albeit with some plot holes) and a quite convincing performance by the actors. As in many other movies from the same director in that period, there is no shortage of skin display by female actresses (the scrumptious Martine Stedil and the inevitable Lina Romay), perhaps encouraged by the apparent tropical climate of a place that is looking a lot like Nice in southern France (despite it being declared Porto Santo in the narration). Indeed, the main location is Beaulieu-sur-Mer, a seaside village on the French Riviera between Nice and Monaco. Italian audience will perhaps recognize Paul Konrad Müller (as Inspector Mendoza) who played Fantozzi's "megadirettore galattico" in some pictures of the 80s.

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What is Downtown about?

A private eye who's over his head in debt takes on a job snapping photos of his client's rich husband in bed with another woman. But when the husband winds up with three bullet holes that seem to have come from the private eye's own gun, he's got to prove he's not the murderer meanwhile getting tangled deeper in a web of deceit, lies, and steamy night club dancers!

Who stars in Downtown?

Jesús Franco, Lina Romay, Paul Müller, Martine Stedil, Beni Cardoso, Raymond Hardy. See the cast cards above for character names.

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