Elegant Beast (1962)
• December 26th, 1962 • 1h 36min
Comedy, Drama
Overview
A greedy, materialistic family attempts to cover-up the embezzlement committed by the son while keeping their other schemes active. They discover there are other, equally conniving players involved.
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