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Dead Pigeon on Beethoven Street

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A private detective (Glenn Corbett) infiltrates a gang of drug-dealing extortionists who prey on politicians.

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Jeffrey M. Anderson Combustible Celluloid 10/14/2020
3/4
It just goes to show that, even though a maverick may not be polished or professional, if given his own prerogative, he can deliver something truly unique, and - in its own odd way - special. Go to Full Review
Nicholas Bell IONCINEMA.com 10/08/2020
3/5
Corbett's gruff and obtuse Sandy is a throwback to the classic cinematic renditions of private detective noir, and it's easy to see Fuller channeling Sam Spade or Philip Marlowe, though this modernized composite is a bit rough around the edges. Go to Full Review
James Kendrick Q Network Film Desk 04/29/2016
3/4
some kind of feat of whacked-out absurdity Go to Full Review
Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews 07/26/2013
C
This pic stinks more than a week old dead pigeon. Go to Full Review
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04/19/2016 Sam Fuller got an opportunity to direct an episode of "Tatort," and it seems like he ran with it and treated it like his playground. Unfortunately, while it has plenty of vivid and amusing vignettes it doesn't really coalesce. See more 03/07/2015 A striking new print at UCLA. A full house. A really dull and quite inept film. DEAD PIGEON ON BEETHOVEN STREET is the only film Sam Fuller directed between 1967 and 1980. It's a mess of a film that makes one ask, "have these filmmakers ever seen a movie?" Made me totally re-evaluate my feelings about Fuller and finally realized, except THE NAKED KISS, his work is fairly mediocre. He pushed the boundaries of subject matter in the 50s but the filmmaking is always quite empty. Another icon shot down by a poor later work. See more Read all reviews
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Movie Info

Synopsis A private detective (Glenn Corbett) infiltrates a gang of drug-dealing extortionists who prey on politicians.
Director
Samuel Fuller
Screenwriter
Samuel Fuller
Distributor
Fantoma
Production Co
Bavaria Atelier GmbH, Westdeutscher Rundfunk
Rating
PG
Genre
Mystery & Thriller
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Jan 7, 1973, Original
Release Date (DVD)
Apr 19, 2016
Runtime
1h 42m
Sound Mix
Mono