A Perfect Murder
A powerful husband. An unfaithful wife. A jealous lover. All of them have a motive. Each of them has a plan.
Rating: 6.6 out of 10TMDB(1.6K votes)
Overview
Millionaire industrialist Steven Taylor is a man who has everything but what he craves most: the love and fidelity of his wife. A hugely successful player in the New York financial world, he considers her to be his most treasured acquisition. But she needs more than simply the role of dazzling accessory.
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Box office
Grossed $128M worldwide, about 2.1 times its $60M budget
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Filming locations
Filmed in New Jersey, Pinewood Studios and Long Island
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Setting
Set in New York City
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Music
Music by James Newton Howard
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Cinematography
Cinematography by Dariusz Wolski
Details
- Director
- Writers
- Patrick Smith KellyScreenplay
- Frederick KnottScreenplay
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- June 5, 1998
- Original language
- English
- Budget
- $60M
- Revenue
- $128M
- Countries
- United States of America
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In the United States
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Cast
Michael DouglasSteven Taylor
Gwyneth PaltrowEmily Bradford Taylor
Viggo MortensenDavid Shaw
David SuchetMohamed Karaman
Sarita ChoudhuryRaquel Martinez
Michael P. MoranBobby Fain
Novella NelsonAmbassador Alice Wills
Constance TowersSandra Bradford
Will LymanJason Gates- Maeve McGuireAnn Gates
Stephen SingerEffete Man at Met
Laurinda BarrettMet Woman #1- Aideen O'KellyMet Woman #2
Reed BirneyMerchant Prince #1
Robert Vincent SmithMerchant Prince #2- Bill AmbrozyMerchant Prince #3
George BlumenthalMerchant Prince #4
Iris BraydonGuest at Met- Marion BlumenthalGuest at Met
- Andrew SussmanGuest at Met
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