The Big Fix
Moses Wine, private detective...so go figure.
1978 · 1h 48m · PG
Comedy, Mystery, Thriller
Directed by
Jeremy Kagan
Overview
Private detective Moses Wine is hired by his former college girlfriend to investigate a political smear campaign and he sets out to find out who is responsible, with deadly results.
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