High Stakes (1989 film)

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High Stakes
Directed by Amos Kollek
Written byAmos Kollek
CinematographyMarc Hirschfeld
Music byMira J. Spektor
Release date
Oct 9, 1989
Running time
102 minutes

High Stakes (also known as Melanie Rose) is a 1989 thriller-drama film starring Sally Kirkland and features Sarah Michelle Gellar in a supporting role. Kathy Bates also has a minor role.

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Plot

A lonely stockbroker looking for intimacy on Wall Street ends up helping a prostitute and her daughter in trouble with a crime boss. [1]

Cast

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References

  1. "High Stakes". Rotten Tomatoes .