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A Perfect Murder (1998) -- A remake of the Hitchcock classic dial "M" for murder

Overview

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Director:
Andrew Davis
Writers (WGA):
Frederick Knott (play)
Patrick Smith Kelly (screenplay)
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Release Date:
5 June 1998 (USA) more
Genre:
Romance | Thriller more
Tagline:
A powerful husband. An unfaithful wife. A jealous lover. All of them have a motive. Each of them has a plan. more
Plot:
A remake of the Hitchcock classic dial "M" for murder full summary | add synopsis
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Awards:
2 wins & 3 nominations more
User Comments:
Stunning more

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Michael Douglas ... Steven Taylor

Gwyneth Paltrow ... Emily Bradford Taylor

Viggo Mortensen ... David Shaw
David Suchet ... Mohamed Karaman
Sarita Choudhury ... Raquel Martinez
Michael P. Moran ... Bobby Fain
Novella Nelson ... Ambassador Alice Wills
Constance Towers ... Sandra Bradford

Will Lyman ... Jason Gates
Maeve McGuire ... Ann Gates

Stephen Singer ... Effete Man at Met
Laurinda Barrett ... Met Woman #1
Aideen O'Kelly ... Met Woman #2

Reed Birney ... Merchant Prince #1
Vincent Smith ... Merchant Prince #2 (as Robert Vincent Smith)
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Dial M for Murder (USA) (working title)
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MPAA:
Rated R for violence, sexuality and language.
Runtime:
107 min | USA:108 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS
Filming Locations:
New Jersey, USA more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Many of the artworks featured in this film are Mortensen's own. more
Goofs:
Plot holes: While Karaman is questioning Steven in the kitchen, he points out that Steven's footprints are visible all around the body in the blood. We also have seen that when Emily left the kitchen she left a trail of bloody footprints. However, when Steven runs to the door to fix the lock, he miraculously leaves no bloody prints on the floor. more
Quotes:
[first lines]
Steven: There you are. And how was your day? Any progress in saving the world?
Emily: I'm working on it.
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Featured in Reel Bad Arabs: How Hollywood Vilifies a People (2006) (V) more
Soundtrack:
Biala Mi Gente more

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12 out of 17 people found the following comment useful:-
Stunning, 21 November 1999
Author: Sam Yeo (fattie-the-hippo@goplay.com) from Mudgee Australia

A stunning remake of the 1954 Hitchcock Classic ,"Dial M for Murder"-"A perfect murder" is a brilliant piece.

Emily Bradford (Gwyneth Paltrow) is sleeping with Artist David Shaw (Viggo Mortensen).Her husband,much older than her-Steven Taylor (played by Michael Douglas) knows but is not letting on. Steven hires David to kill her,and organises the perfect murder.However David hires a hitman.

Things go wrong when the hitman is killed by Emily.Steven must find a way to turn things to his advantage.But Emily is discovering things on her own and David isn't helping.....

A thrilling piece of cinema-Paltrow,Douglas and Mortensen make this a wonderful work-not to be msised.

If you've seen this,Dial M for Murder is not bad either.

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