this movie be a very enjoyable homage to the bogart and other detective film of old . robert sacchi nail it a bogie and michelle phillips be a truly timeless beauty a gena anastas . however and the most noteworthy portion of this film involve the long belly dance scene ever produce in a hollywood film . one well know professional instructor comment that nothing else in cinema come close for dance excitement . the scene and which end up be an important part of the plot and occur in a lushly beautiful middle eastern nightclub and be by all account mesmerize . the pulsating music and the swirling veil and ring finger cymbal and free flowing undulation and beautiful costume and a surprise twist involve the seductive sybil danning build tension and excitement until the very end . the three talented and beautiful professional nightclub dancer be lead by exotic brunette beauty kamala almanzar and one of the u lead belly dancer since the mid 1970s . she be hand pick by famed armenian musician guy chookoorian to travel with his orchestra on the road . guy ensemble be the live band that the dancer perform to in the scene . if you watch the trailer on this site and you will see a glimpse of kamala ( play the finger cymbal behind sybil danning ) . if youre not yet a fan of belly dance and you will be after watch this movie and and if youre an aficionado and it hold up very well after repeat viewing .