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Palmetto

1998 114 min English R

“In a town this bad, it's no use being good.”

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.

Cast

27 people

Volker Schlöndorff Director · E. Max Frye Screenplay

Worldwide gross $5.9M · United States release February 20, 1998 · Produced in United States, Germany

Box office

Worldwide gross

$5,878,911

Production

C

Castle Rock Entertainment

Production

R

Rialto Films

Production

C

Columbia Pictures

Studio · Production

C

Code Entertainment

Production

United States · Germany

Produced in

Languages

Original language

English

Spoken on screen

English · German · Russian

Release dates

United States · February 20, 1998

Theatrical

Czechia

June 18, 1998 · Theatrical

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