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A Perfect Murder
A Perfect Murder

A Perfect Murder

A powerful husband. An unfaithful wife. A jealous lover. All of them have a motive. Each of them has a plan.

Genres

CrimeThrillerDrama

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Millionaire industrialist Steven Taylor is a man who has everything but what he craves most: the love and fidelity of his wife. A hugely successful player in the New York financial world, he considers her to be his most treasured acquisition. But she needs more than simply the role of dazzling accessory.

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Budget

$60000000

Revenue

$128038368

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

107 mins

Rating

6.536/10

Release Date

05 June 1998

Country

United States of America

Cast

Michael Douglas

Michael Douglas

Steven Taylor

Gwyneth Paltrow

Gwyneth Paltrow

Emily Bradford Taylor

Viggo Mortensen

Viggo Mortensen

David Shaw

David Suchet

David Suchet

Mohamed Karaman

Sarita Choudhury

Sarita Choudhury

Raquel Martinez

Michael P. Moran

Michael P. Moran

Bobby Fain

Novella Nelson

Novella Nelson

Ambassador Alice Wills

Constance Towers

Constance Towers

Sandra Bradford

Will Lyman

Will Lyman

Jason Gates

Maeve McGuire

Maeve McGuire

Ann Gates

Stephen Singer

Stephen Singer

Effete Man at Met

Laurinda Barrett

Laurinda Barrett

Met Woman #1

Aideen O'Kelly

Aideen O'Kelly

Met Woman #2

Reed Birney

Reed Birney

Merchant Prince #1

Robert Vincent Smith

Robert Vincent Smith

Merchant Prince #2

Bill Ambrozy

Bill Ambrozy

Merchant Prince #3

George Blumenthal

George Blumenthal

Merchant Prince #4

Iris Braydon

Iris Braydon

Guest at Met

Marion Blumenthal

Marion Blumenthal

Guest at Met

Andrew Sussman

Andrew Sussman

Guest at Met

Robynn N. Sussmann

Robynn N. Sussmann

Guest at Met

Radney Tucker

Radney Tucker

Guest at Met

Beverly Tucker

Beverly Tucker

Guest at Met

Bradford Billet

Bradford Billet

Guest at Met

Robert Bosco Cokljat

Robert Bosco Cokljat

Croatian Delegate

Marat Yusim

Marat Yusim

Russian Delegate

Lee Wong

Lee Wong

Japanese Diplomat

Roberta Orlandi

Roberta Orlandi

Italian Diplomat

Francis Dumaurier

Francis Dumaurier

French Delegate

Deen Badarou

Deen Badarou

African Delegate

Peter Hans Benson

Peter Hans Benson

Hansen

Jeff Williams

Jeff Williams

Nolan

David Eigenberg

David Eigenberg

Stein

Jean De Baer

Jean De Baer

Secretary

Michel Moinot

Michel Moinot

Maitre d'

Gerrit Vooren

Gerrit Vooren

Waiter

Monica Parker

Monica Parker

Janice Moran

Michael H. Ingram

Michael H. Ingram

Albert

Scott Dillin

Scott Dillin

Detective Scott

Starla Benford

Starla Benford

Police Technican

Bob Bowersox

Bob Bowersox

Police Photographer

Joanna Adler

Joanna Adler

Vyczowski

James Georgiades

James Georgiades

Policeman #2

José Ramón Rosario

José Ramón Rosario

Policeman #1

Gerry Becker

Gerry Becker

Roger Brill

William Bogert

William Bogert

Harrington

Adrian Martinez

Adrian Martinez

Young Tough

Dexter Brown

Dexter Brown

Porter

Evis Xheneti

Evis Xheneti

Student (uncredited)

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