Palmetto
In a town this bad, it's no use being good.
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- Director
- Volker Schlöndorff
- Language
- English
- Released
- 1998-02-20
- Runtime
- 1h 54m
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After being released from prison on a bum charge, Harry Barber is out for payback to regain his lost two years. He's hired by Mrs. Malroux to fake the kidnapping of her stepdaughter (the daughter of a dying millionaire). He discovers that he is being set up on multiple levels and will soon face a longer sentence if he doesn't prove the truth.
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