Hoffman

Hoffman

A sly tale of blackmail about a beauty and her boss

1970 · 113 min · ★ 7.1 · Drama

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

Directed by Alvin Rakoff · Written by Ernest Gebler

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