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Murder: By Reason of Insanity(1985)
Status: Released
Date: 1985-10-01
57%
3 Votes
Time: 1h 40m
The man she loves most is the man she fears most.
Overview:
A married couple from Poland emigrates to the U.S.,. but things don't turn out as well as they had imaged. The husband's business fails, while his wife's career really takes off. The husband, unable to cope with the pressures of his failed business, his failing marriage and the adjustments necessary to live in a completely different society, begins to take out his frustrations on his wife.
Languages: English.
Countries:
United States of America
ProductionCompanies: 
Schiller Productions Inc.
CBS Entertainment Productions
Movie: Murder: By Reason of Insanity
Top 10 Billed Cast
Candice Bergen
Ewa Berwid
Jürgen Prochnow
Adam Berwid
Héctor Elizondo
Ben Haggarty
Eli Wallach
Dr. Huffman
Alison La Placa
Janet Landry
Norman Parker
Judge Gold
Kent Williams
Dick Crowell
Keri Houlihan
Sara Berwid
Justin Gocke
Daniel Berwid
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Overview
A married couple from Poland emigrates to the U.S.,. but things don't turn out as well as they had imaged. The husband's business fails, while his wife's career really takes off. The husband, unable to cope with the pressures of his failed business, his failing marriage and the adjustments necessary to live in a completely different society, begins to take out his frustrations on his wife.
Release Date
1985-10-01
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5.667
Rating:
2.8 startsTagline
The man she loves most is the man she fears most.
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