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Pound of Flesh
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Pound of Flesh

2011-04-29 · 97 min · ★ 2.2

Drama · Comedy · Thriller

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

Top Cast

Malcolm McDowellMalcolm McDowellProfessor Noah Melville
Angus MacfadyenAngus MacfadyenDetective Patrick Kelly
Elizabeth RodriguezElizabeth RodriguezSgt. Rebecca Ferraro
Timothy BottomsTimothy BottomsCameron Morris
Bellamy YoungBellamy YoungDaniella Melville
Taryn SouthernTaryn SouthernDyonesia Cosa
Whitney AbleWhitney AbleRachel Fry
Lilly McDowellLilly McDowellEvelyn Scott
Sean McCarthyProfessor John Anders
Ashley Wren CollinsAshley Wren CollinsMarina Carlson
Dee WallaceDee WallaceDean Jean Clark
Robert HarveyRobert HarveyMayor
Eric ChaikinDesk Captain
Jeff D'AgostinoTom
Shahar SorekPeter
Emily RocheEmily RocheEm
Nichole JoorStudent
Marni RosenthalTrack Coach
Samantha PallettJuliet Melville
Lou MulfordLou MulfordAngela Carlson

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