Imagine that Costa-Gavras, who has become expert in politically correct rabble-rousing, had become temporarily unhinged from exposure to radiation and had decided to expose the pro-Nuke movement. TOUCH AND DIE might be the end product of his delirium.
Hotshot American news bureau chief Frank Magentz (Martin Sheen) sniffs out a scoop when handless corpses start turning up all over Europe. Aided by his new assistant Carlo (Luca Venantini) and his visiting daughter, Emma (Renee Estevez), Magentz tracks down an African sailor who handled stolen
plutonium on the vessel Black Mamba. While trying to implicate shipping magnate Steuben (Jacques Perrin) in international, ...
Released:
1991
Rated:
R
Length:
108 mins