The Swap

The Swap is a 1979 American film directed by Jordan Leondopoulos. The film is edited from the 1969 film Sam's Song also directed by Leondopoulos.

The film is also known as Line of Fire (American video title).

Plot summary

The film opens as Sam Nicoletti (Robert De Niro) works in his office where he is a film editor (in the original lovie Sam's Song he is working on a documentary about Nixon but here he is working on a porno film), little knowing there is an intruder. After talking on the phone, Sam is knocked out from behind by the intruder.

After the credits the film cuts to ten years later. Sam's brother Vito is being released from prison for an unspecified crime. he sets out to find out who killed Sam and why. He goes to visit Erica Moore, a publisher, who he knows spent time with Sam in his last days. She tells him how her husband had an affair with Carole, a girl Sam was dating, and ended up marrying Carole. In flashbacks we learn more about a weekend that Sam spent with rich friends Warren and Mickey.