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A Killing in a Small Town

1990-05-22 Drama 1hr 40m

The gory ax-murder of one mousy, suburban Texas housewife by another is nearly as shocking as the excuse offered by the bespectacled defendant's attorney: self-defense.

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A Killing in a Small Town

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The gory ax-murder of one mousy, suburban Texas housewife by another is nearly as shocking as the excuse offered by the bespectacled defendant's attorney: self-defense.

Released

1990-05-22
Revenue

n/a
Budget

n/a
Runtime

1hr 40m
Genre

Drama, TV Movie, Crime
Status

Released
Language

English
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Production

King Phoenix Entertainment, Hearst Entertainment Productions, IndieProd Company Productions

Crew

Stephen Gyllenhaal

Director

John Bloom

Book

Courtney Pledger

Producer

Keywords:

texas self-defense based on true story true crime extramarital affair bludgeoning axe murder courtroom drama

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Cast

Barbara Hershey

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Candy Morrison

Brian Dennehy

Brian Dennehy

Ed Reivers

John Terry

John Terry

Stan Blankenship

Richard Gilliland

Richard Gilliland

Dale Morrison

Lee Garlington

Lee Garlington

Peggy Blankenship

Hal Holbrook

Hal Holbrook

Dr. Beardsley

Matthew Posey

Matthew Posey

Norman Billings

James Monroe Black

Dr. Giles

Dennis Letts

Dennis Letts

Chief McAlester

Marco Perella

Marco Perella

Rick Slocum

Norman Bennett

Jim Ramsey

Jerry Haynes

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Judge Scott

Rodger Boyce

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Rex Staples

Daphne Eckler

Dede Alexander

Jan DeWitt

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