Review of The Osterman Weekend (1983) by Gianluca T — 28 Jul 2008

Grande Peckinpah!! Guardate I suoi film! E' la versione aggiornata del 'Diabolico Dottor Mabuse'.

This review of The Osterman Weekend (1983) was written by Gianluca T on 28 Jul 2008.

The Osterman Weekend has generally received mixed reviews.

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Dull, dull, dull! What a shame it's Peckinpah's last film…

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