Blade

1973
R
1h 30m

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A homicide detective goes after a woman-hating serial killer, who uses knives to murder his victims.A homicide detective goes after a woman-hating serial killer, who uses knives to murder his victims.A homicide detective goes after a woman-hating serial killer, who uses knives to murder his victims.

Director
- Ernest Pintoff
Writers
- Jeff Lieberman
- Ernest Pintoff
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5.3/10

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Director
- Ernest Pintoff
Writers
- Jeff Lieberman
- Ernest Pintoff
Stars

See production info at IMDbPro

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Alternate versions
The American video release from 1982 by Video Gems is a heavily-censored television version of the film. All instances of nudity and most of the violence has been removed with additional moments added to pad out the running time. The opening credits sequence now includes footage shot in 1979 and the opening attack now appears completely off-screen, which means Jeanne Lange's brief role is now almost entirely missing yet she is still credited.

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Referenced in San Babila-8 P.M. (1976)

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7/10

Good video fare

Blade (1973) does not compare with the other movies of the same title. Then again it is not trying to. What Blade is is a short thriller/drama about a tough cop trying to solve a murder case. This setting sounds a little like The French Connection (ala Popeye Doyale) and the movie could be considered a poor-mans version of that movie. Blade also has Morgan Freeman in one of his earlier roles and is a quality rent. Nothing spectacular, but nothing utterly disappointing either. viewed/owned on VHS