Bloodline (1979 film)

Bloodline
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Terence Young
Screenplay by	Laird Koenig
Based on	Bloodline by Sidney Sheldon
Produced by	David V. Picker Sidney Beckerman
Starring	Audrey Hepburn Ben Gazzara James Mason Claudia Mori Irene Papas Michelle Phillips Maurice Ronet Romy Schneider Omar Sharif Beatrice Straight Gert Fröbe
Cinematography	Freddie Young
Edited by	Bud Molin
Music by	Ennio Morricone
Distributed by	Paramount Pictures (United States) CIC (West Germany)
Release dates	June 29, 1979 (1979-06-29) (United States) December 20, 1979 (1979-12-20) (West Germany)
Running time	116 minutes 155 minutes (extended)
Countries	United States West Germany
Language	English
Budget	$12 million
Box office	$8.2 million

Bloodline (also known as Sidney Sheldon's Bloodline) is a 1979 thriller film directed by Terence Young and starring Audrey Hepburn, Ben Gazzara, James Mason, Claudia Mori, Irene Papas, Michelle Phillips, Maurice Ronet, and Romy Schneider. Adapted by Laird Koenig from the 1977 novel of the same name by Sidney Sheldon, it follows an international pharmaceutical heiress who is targeted by a serial killer involved in snuff films. It was the only R-rated film ever made by Hepburn.^[1]