Bloodline

Based On the book by Sidney Sheldon

Bloodline (also known as Sidney Sheldon's Bloodline) is a 1979 thriller film directed by Terence Young and starring Audrey Hepburn, Ben Gazzara, James Mason, Claudia Mori, Irene Papas, Michelle Phillips, Maurice Ronet, and Romy Schneider. Adapted by Laird Koenig from the 1977 novel of the same name by Sidney Sheldon, it follows international pharmaceutical heiress Elizabeth Roffe who is targeted for death by unknown members of her extended family, while a serial killer simultaneously crisscrosses Europe, murdering women in snuff films. It was the only R-rated film ever made by Hepburn. Bloodline was the second film Hepburn made after coming back from an eight-year retirement from acting.

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Release date:

June 29, 1979

Director:

Terence Young

Cast:

Audrey Hepburn, Ben Gazzara, James Mason, Claudia Mori, Irene Papas

Genre:

Crime, Thriller, Mystery, Romance, Drama

Country:

United States, Germany

Language:

English

Year page:

1979 in adaptations