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A London businessman concocts an intricate plan to murder his unfaithful wife for her money.
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Audiences 64GoodWatch 63
IMDb6.4
Running time
1 h 38 min
A typical length for thrillers, −6 min on the typical 104
typical 10498Half of all thrillers run 94–118 min.
Released
1981
April 9, 1981
45 years ago
Genres
ThrillerTV MovieLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
United States
Rated
- NRUnited States
What's in it
- ViolenceMild
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesMild
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesModerate
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
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