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Dead Mountaineer's Hotel

Hukkunud Alpinisti hotell

1979 · 84 min · Crime

A detective summoned to a remote Alpine hotel finds nothing amiss — until an avalanche cuts the guests off from the world and a string of strange events suggests something not entirely human is among them. A stylish sci-fi mystery adapted from the Strugatsky brothers.

Runtime
84 min
Genre
Crime · Drama · Science Fiction
Mood
tense · thoughtful
Entry
easy entry
Best for
first visit · shorter watch

Content notes: violence or threat Non-exhaustive

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Part of 10 Essential Estonian Films

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