| The Hook | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Directed by | Erricos Andreou |
| Written by | Erricos Andreou |
| Produced by | Klearhos Konitsiotis |
| Starring | Barbara Bouchet Günther Stoll Robert Behling |
| Music by | Giorgos Hatzinasios |
Release date | 1976 |
Running time | 1h 33min |
| Country | Greece |
| Language | Greek |
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Kostas is a powerful tycoon with a beautiful wife, who is cheating on him with a young playboy. Unbeknownst to Kostas, the two lovers plan on killing him.
One reviewer said, "The film has cult status among many giallos lovers, but its characters are flat and its story is inconsistent in its surprising twist, invalidating as implausible the police investigation in pursuit of arbitrary impact." [3]
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