The Big Switch

The Big Switch

1968 · 77 min · ★ 4.7 · Crime

Playboy John Carter picks up a woman in a discotheque and takes her home. When she is murdered and he is framed for the crime, he finds himself drawn into a seedy underworld plot.

Directed by Pete Walker · Written by Pete Walker

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