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A Killing in a Small Town

Stephen Gyllenhaal

1990 • 1h 40m

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.

A Killing in a Small Town

A Killing in a Small Town (1990)

Cast

Barbara Hershey

Barbara HersheyCandy Morrison

Brian Dennehy

Brian DennehyEd Reivers

John Terry

John TerryStan Blankenship

Richard Gilliland

Richard GillilandDale Morrison

Lee Garlington

Lee GarlingtonPeggy Blankenship

Hal Holbrook

Hal HolbrookDr. Beardsley

Matthew Posey

Matthew PoseyNorman Billings

James Monroe BlackDr. Giles

Dennis Letts

Dennis LettsChief McAlester

Marco Perella

Marco PerellaRick Slocum

Norman BennettJim Ramsey

Jerry Haynes

Jerry HaynesJudge Scott

Rodger Boyce

Rodger BoyceRex Staples

Daphne EcklerDede Alexander

Jan DeWittConnie Keating

Crew

Stephen Gyllenhaal

Stephen GyllenhaalDirector

Richard Gibbs

Richard GibbsOriginal Music Composer

Robert Elswit

Robert ElswitDirector of Photography

John Bloom

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