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Overview

User Rating:
6.4/10   21,618 votes
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Director:
Writers (WGA):
Frederick Knott (play)
Patrick Smith Kelly (screenplay)
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Release Date:
5 June 1998 (USA) more
Genre:
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:
My wife liked it more (167 total)

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
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Color:
Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
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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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Soundtrack:
Biala Mi Gente more

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17 out of 29 people found the following comment useful.
My wife liked it, 21 March 2001
7/10
Author: mm-39 from Winnipeg

This is a good movie, the more I watch it the more I like it. When I first viewed this movie I thought it was ok, but when we bought the video it began to grow on me. The acting is excellent, and the story twists along at a good pace. Douglas is a good actor and his performance alone is worth renting this film.

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