Hannan decides to turn the tables on his hunter, and the trail leads to a memorable show-down at the Niagara Falls. His residence is now occupied by Ellie Fabian (Janet Margolin) who shows him some weird Hebrew notes which have been stuck under his door during his absence. Hannan’s supervisor Echkart (Chris Walken, turned up to 11) cautions him against an early return to the field, but Hannan has no choice. Now widowed, Hannan spends some time in a sanatorium before returning to his New York City home. ![]() Back in the actual film, Scheider plays a government agent (of course he does) named Harry Hannan, we see Hannan unsuccessfully defend his wife from some assassins in the opening sequence. Last Embrace is based on the novel The 13th Man by Murray Teigh Bloom, and even if it wasn’t as widely seen as Scheider’s other hits, there’s a growing cult following to consider…īut what is Last Embrace about? According to Wikipedia, it’s ‘the story of a woman who takes the role similar to the biblical avenger Goel and kills the descendants of the Zwi Migdal, who enslaved her grandmother.’ Even after the credits roll, it’s tricky to make that synopsis stick. ![]() Roy Scheider was something of a go-to guy for action in the 70’s, via The French Connection, The 7 Ups, Jaws, Marathon Man and Sorcerer and even if Last Embrace was at the tail end of that hot streak, he serves up yet another of his signature ‘taciturn hero’ roles. Jonathan Demme’s neo-noir thriller has been somewhat off the grid for decades it resurfaces some years past its prime, but it’s an extremely kooky slice of occult melodrama that provides an entertaining night-in.
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