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Still of the Night
When one of his patients is found murdered, psychiatrist Dr. Sam Rice is visited by the investigating officer but refuses to give up any information. He's then visited by the patient's mistress, Brooke Reynolds, whom he quickly falls for despite her being a likely murder suspect. As the police pressure on him intensifies, Rice decides to attempt solving the case on his own and soon discovers that someone is trying to kill him as well.
1982 · Directed by Robert Benton · 91 min · Thriller · Drama · Mystery · 8 frames
Tagline
If looks could kill...
Crew
- Screenplay: Robert Benton
- Cinematography: Néstor Almendros
- Edited by: Gerald B. Greenberg, Bill Pankow
- Music: John Kander
- Production design: Mel Bourne
- Produced by: Arlene Donovan
Cast
- Roy Scheider as Doctor Sam Rice
- Meryl Streep as Brooke Reynolds
- Jessica Tandy as Grace Rice
- Joe Grifasi as Joseph Vitucci
- Sara Botsford as Gail Phillips
- Josef Sommer as George Bynum
- Irving Metzman as Murray Gordon
- Larry Joshua as Mugger
- Richmond Hoxie as Mr. Harris
- Frederikke Borge as Heather Wilson
Production
- Country: United States of America
- Language: English
- Studios: United Artists, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
- Budget: $10,000,000
- Box office: $6,000,000
- Themes: murder, mistress, psychological thriller, multiple stabbings, psychiatrist, dream interpretation, dream logic, art auction, murder mystery, mystery woman
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