FILM REVIEW - Harlequin

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Harlequin

 
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Harlequin

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English, Spanish

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David Hemmings, Robert Powell, Simon Wincer, Everett DeRoche, Antony I. Ginnane, 1980, When a prominent politician is somewhat mysteriously, but apparently accidentally, drowned while scuba diving, the press focus on the young, charismatic Senator Nick Rast (David Hemmings) who seems strongly favored to succeed the dead man and, by doing so, raise himself up another rung on the ladder of political power.

Rast
, whose marriage to Sandra (Carmen Duncan) was a political convenience, nevertheless shares his spouse?s concern over their young son Alex (Mark Spain) who is stricken with leukemia. While doctors hol, Alex is visited by a strange, flamboyantly mystical faith healer, Gregory Wolfe (Robert Powell) whose administrations in the presence of his parents effect a miraculous recovery in the boy.
, Sandra falls more and more under his spell. However Rast?s political backers, personified by the ruthless Doc Wheelan (Broderick Crawford) view Wolfe in a very different light. They begin to plot against hi, worried by Sandra?s increasing dotage and dependence and her growing refusal to present a happily married front to the media. Ev, with the aid of a carefully prepared dossier, manages to convince Nick that Wolfe is a fraud, despite the Senator?s own, first-hand witnessing of Wolfe?s remarkable powers. Wolfe is imprisoned but when Sandra learns what is happening she leaves her , taking Alex with her.

On the night he is due to receive a call confirming his new political appointment
, Nick is confronted at the mansion by Wolfe, now dressed as a Harlequin, the magical character of Italian classical drama.

Wheelan and his men
, frightened by Wolfe?s incredible jail-break, but worried by the danger to Nick and the threatened exposure of their own scheming, hurry to the house intent on destroying Wolfe.

After terrifying Nick with a demonstration of his powers
, Wolfe convinces him of the truth. Nick discovers he has been used as a pawn by Wheelan and the drowning was no accident but part

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93

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