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1971 · 97 mins · English
Directed by
Herbert B. Leonard
Starring
Robert Mitchum, Brenda Vaccaro, George Mathews, Sally Kirkland, Jason Bernard, David Wilson

After serving 13 years for his wife’s murder, mechanic Harry Graham is released on parole and moves to a quiet seaside town, taking a trailer‑park slot, a job and a new girlfriend. His fragile fresh start shatters when his estranged son Jimmy, who watched his mother die and grew up in foster homes, arrives intent on revenge.

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