An Occasional Hell(1996)
An ex-cop haunted by his past, his murder and his future.
A former policeman-turned college professor of forensics, is asked by a widow to solve the murder of her unfaithful husband and the disappearance of his mistress who may have been linked to some drug dealers.
Movie: An Occasional Hell
Top 10 Billed Cast
Dr. Ernest Dewalt
Elizabeth Laughton
Jeri Gillen
Trooper Larry Abbott
Rodney Gillen
Alex Laughton
Craig Fox
Della
Draper Jewett
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A former policeman-turned college professor of forensics, is asked by a widow to solve the murder of her unfaithful husband and the disappearance of his mistress who may have been linked to some drug dealers.
Release Date
1996-10-31
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An ex-cop haunted by his past, his murder and his future.
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