Reflections of Murder

• Director: John Badham
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• Genre: Mystery
• Movie Type: Psychological Thriller
• Themes: Mental Breakdown, Treacherous Spouses
• Main Cast: Joan Hackett, Sam Waterston, Tuesday Weld
• Release Year: 1974
• Country: US
• Run Time: 97 minutes

Plot

Reflections of Murder is an admitted remake of the 1955 French spinetingler Diabolique (we say "admitted" because most Diabolique rip-offs fail to credit the source). Joan Hackett is unhappily married to Sam Waterston. Tuesday Weld is Waterston's equally disenchanted mistress. Hackett and Weld conspire to murder the hateful Waterston, but he proves hard to kill. Even after he's breathed his last, Waterston steadfastly refuses to stay dead-and thus the stage is set for the twist- countertwist climax. Filmed at Puget Sound, Reflections of Murder was one of the last made-for-TV projects of director John Badham; it was first aired November 24, 1974. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

Cast

R.G. Armstrong - Mr. Turner; Lucille Benson; Ed Bernard; Joan Hackett - Claire Elliot; Lance Kerwin - Chip; Michael Lerner - Jerry Steele; John Levin - Keith; Bill Turner - Mr. Griffiths; Sam Waterston - Michael Elliot; Tuesday Weld - Vicky

Credit

John Badham - Director, David Rawlins - Editor, Billy Goldenberg - Composer (Music Score), Mario Tosi - Cinematographer, Aaron Rosenberg - Producer, Carol Sobieski - Screenwriter

Similar Movies

Blood Simple; Innocents With Dirty Hands; The Running Man; Sleep, My Love; L'Accident; Diabolique; L'Homme Qui Revient De Loin