A Perfect Murder (1998)
- Starring:
- Michael Douglas, Gwyneth Paltrow, (more)
- Director(s):
- Andrew Davis
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- R
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A Perfect Murder is based on Frederick Knott's play Dial M for Murder, filmed by Alfred Hitchcock in 1954. Married to commodities trader Stephen Taylor (Michael Douglas), Emily Bradford (Gwyneth Paltrow) is romantically involved with artist David Shaw (Viggo Mortensen). Aware of this affair, Stephen researches David's past, visits his loft studio, and informs David that he knows about his aliases, jail sentences, and various cons and scams directed at rich women. Then Stephen offers David $500,000 to murder Emily, and David agrees. The plan is calculated to make the murder look like an accident, but events soon go on an unscheduled course. Enter Detective Mohamed Karaman (David Suchet). Knott's original play opened June 1952 in London, followed by a New York run that began October 1952. Several books and sources describe how Hitchcock's film was made in 3-D but neglect to mention that, despite trade screenings in 3-D, Dial M for Murder was originally released in 1954 with ordinary, flat 2-D prints. It was finally shown to audiences in 3-D during the mid-'80s. ~ Bhob Stewart, All Movie Guide
Complete Cast:
- Michael Douglas - Steven Taylor
- Viggo Mortensen - David Shaw
- Sarita Choudhury - Raquel Martinez
- Michael P. Moran - Det. Bobby Fain
- Gwyneth Paltrow - Emily Bradford
- David Suchet - Det. Mohamed Karaman
- Constance Towers - Sandra Bradford
- Novella Nelson - Ambassador Alice Wills
- Director(s):
- Andrew Davis
- Writer(s):
- Patrick Smith Kelly
- Producer(s):
- Christopher Mankiewicz, Arnold Kopelson, Peter Macgregor-Scott
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- R(Sexual Situations, Violence, Profanity)
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