The Flying Guillotine (1975)
ジャンル : アクション
上映時間 : 1時間 45分
演出 : Ho Meng-Hua
シノプシス
The Emperor's armies have developed a new weapon: a thrown blade that can remove someone's head from long distance. As the paranoid Emperor begins decapitating anyone he fears might be a threat, his guard Mau Tang becomes disillusioned with the excesses of his master. He leaves his post and takes up the quiet life of farming and raising a family. Eventually, though, his past catches up with him, and he must find a way to fight the flying guillotine if he is to save his head.
アダムス家の当主ゴメスと妻のモーティシアとの間に3人目となる男の赤ちゃんが誕生。ピューバートと名付けられ、その乳母としてデビーという女性が雇われる。子供の面倒をよく見るデビーをゴメスとモーティシアは信頼するが、長女ウェンズデーだけは彼女の正体を知っていた。実はデビーは金持ちの独身男と結婚して財産をせしめては殺す連続殺人鬼。ゴメスの兄フェスターに近付くため、乳母としてアダムス家にやってきたのだった。
A former bank robber is released after 10 years in prison. He gets help from a social-worker, but gets harassed by an old cop from his past.
1943年、反政府組織「白バラ」のメンバーであるゾフィー(ユリア・イェンチ)は、兄とともに大学構内で反戦ビラを配っていたところを逮捕される。厳しい尋問に屈せず信念を貫く彼女に、尋問官モーア(アレクサンダー・ヘルト)はある取引を提案するが……。
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