
Pinpoint-accurate period portrait of late-'60's Greenwich Village detailing the lives and loves of the denizens of a run down downtown hotel and chamber-of-horrors peepshow. Wayfaring platinum souls, crooked cops practicing mind control, a vampire queen atop Dracula's coffin being slobbermauled by a werewolf in the shadow of Houdini's straitjacket and plenty of underpants sex.
Directed by Larry Crane, The Love Captive leans on a strong ensemble — The Great Manzini, Alex Mann — to carry a story that balances spectacle with character.
The film landed with audiences for its craft and performances, and remains one of the most talked-about crime titles of 1969.
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