Tender Flesh

1974, R, 99 min. Directed by Laurence Harvey. Starring Laurence Harvey, Meg Foster, John Ireland, Stuart Whitman.

REVIEWED By Marjorie Baumgarten, Thu., Sept. 13, 2001

Harvey's final film is also known as Welcome to Arrow Beach. He plays a Korean war vet who ate flesh in the jungle and now, back in the States, just can't stop. Good cast helps this oddball studio film.

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Tender Flesh, Laurence Harvey, Laurence Harvey, Meg Foster, John Ireland, Stuart Whitman