Fingers

Fingers(1978)

"Some will love it. Others will be angered by it. Everyone will be stunned by it!"

6.3/10
63 votes
90 minMarch 2, 1978

Overview

A wanna-be concert pianist spends his days making a living by collecting debts for his Mafioso father, a lifestyle that could eventually ruin his dreams of a musical career.

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