The Census Taker

Year: 1984

Runtime: 95 mins

Language: English

Director: Bruce R. Cook

CrimeComedy

George and Martha, a couple with secrets, invite Harvey—a pushy census taker—into their home. His relentless, increasingly invasive questions push them to the brink, and in a desperate act they kill him. With help from friends Pete and Eva, they conceal the body while a tenacious investigator closes in, forcing them to hide their crime.

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