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A Killing in a Small Town (1990)

Overview

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The gory ax-murder of one 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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courtroom dramabased on true storytexastrue crimeextramarital affairself-defenseaxe murderbludgeoning
Stephen Gyllenhaal

Director

Stephen Gyllenhaal

ReleasedMay 22, 1990
Runtime1h 40m
StatusReleased
Hearst Entertainment Productions
IndieProd Company Productions

Top Cast

Barbara Hershey

Barbara Hershey

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

Dennis Letts

Dennis Letts

Chief McAlester

Marco Perella

Marco Perella

Rick Slocum

Jerry Haynes

Jerry Haynes

Judge Scott

Rodger Boyce

Rodger Boyce

Rex Staples

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