Stateline Motel
1973 Italian film directed by Maurizio Lucidi
Stateline Motel (Italian: L'ultima chance, also known as Last Chance, Motel of Fear and Last Chance for a Born Loser) is a 1973 Italian crime film directed by Maurizio Lucidi.
It is based on the novel of the same name written by Franco Enna.
Plot
After being released from prison, where he had served 6 months for car theft, the young Floyd Gambino and the older Joe rob a jewelry store. The coup succeeds, but a police officer dies in the process. While on the run, the two separate and arrange to meet at the Canadian border.
Due to a minor accident, Floyd, who is carrying the loot worth half a million, has to take a room in a motel. Its owner Fred Norton and his wife Michelle get behind the true identity of their guest and prevent his discovery. After a night of love with Michelle, the diamonds have disappeared and remain untraceable. Meanwhile, Joe also makes his way to the motel, as he senses betrayal. Floyd and Michelle leave the motel separately; while he leaves in a car, Michelle takes the bus.
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