Blackmail

Blackmail

1974 · 75 min · ★ 4.2 · Thriller

A spoiled rich girl hatches a plot with her hippie friends to "kidnap" her so they can get a large ransom from her wealthy father.

Directed by Luigi Batzella · Written by Luigi Batzella

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