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Death and the Maiden

Name: Death and the Maiden
Director: Roman Polanski
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Released: 1994
Rating: 7.1
Cast: Sigourney Weaver, Ben Kingsley, Stuart Wilson, Krystia Mova, Jonathan Vega

A political activist is convinced that her guest is a man who once tortured her for the government.

1994 · Directed by Roman Polanski · 103 min · Drama · Thriller · 59 frames

Tagline

Prepare yourself for the moment of truth.

Crew

Screenplay: Rafael Yglesias, Ariel Dorfman
Cinematography: Tonino Delli Colli
Edited by: Hervé de Luze
Music: Wojciech Kilar
Production design: Pierre Guffroy
Produced by: Josh Kramer, Thom Mount

Cast

Sigourney Weaver as Paulina Escobar
Ben Kingsley as Dr. Roberto Miranda
Stuart Wilson as Gerardo Escobar
Krystia Mova as Dr. Miranda's Wife
Jonathan Vega as Dr. Miranda's Son
Rodolphe Vega as Dr. Miranda's Son
Gilberto Cortés as String Quartet Player
Jorge Cruz as String Quartet Player
Carlos Moreno as String Quartet Player
Eduardo Valenzuela as String Quartet Player

Production

Country: France, United Kingdom
Language: English
Studios: Capitol Films, Mount/Kramer Productions, Les Films de l'Astre
Budget: $12,000,000
Box office: $8,003,716
Themes: married couple, based on play or musical, chile, pinochet regime, revenge, doctor, torture, humiliation

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Knife in the Water — 1962
Venus in Fur — 2013
The Fearless Vampire Killers — 1967
The Pianist — 2002
The Ninth Gate — 1999
Carnage — 2011
Rosemary's Baby — 1968
Chinatown — 1974

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