
Pound of Flesh
2011-04-29 · 97 min · ★ 2.2
Noah Melville, a popular college professor and confirmed sensualist, provides scholarships for gorgeous college girls through an escort service, whose satisfied clients include the chairman of the school board, the chief of police, and even the mayor of their idyllic college town. When a young woman's dead body is found near the campus, the moralistic new detective in town, Patrick Kelly, investigates, leading him to the professor. Exposed, Noah must leave his devoted wife and daughter and flee the law. Kelly, for his own reasons, takes the law into his own hands to bring Noah to justice. Their deadly showdown has a surprising result.
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- Directors
- Tamar Simon Hoffs
- Production companies
- The Park Entertainment, Gloaming Way Productions, Liquid Films, Rock 'n Read Productions
- Countries
- United States of America
- Status
- Released
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Malcolm McDowellProfessor Noah Melville
Angus MacfadyenDetective Patrick Kelly
Elizabeth RodriguezSgt. Rebecca Ferraro
Timothy BottomsCameron Morris
Bellamy YoungDaniella Melville
Taryn SouthernDyonesia Cosa
Whitney AbleRachel Fry
Lilly McDowellEvelyn Scott
Ashley Wren CollinsMarina Carlson
Dee WallaceDean Jean Clark
Robert HarveyMayor
Emily RocheEm
Lou MulfordAngela CarlsonTitle information and images are supplied by TMDb. Explore our discovery guide for advice on comparing metadata and legal viewing options.
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