Palmetto
“In a town this bad, it's no use being good.”
6.0(143)R19981h 54mEN
Directed by Volker Schlöndorff
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.
based on novel or bookkidnappingcigarettefemme fatalescamwriterframed for a crimeset uptemptationnewspaper reporterransom demandrich daughter
Box office $5.9M
