Die Axtmörderin (1990)
Psychodrama nach einer wahren Begebenheit: Die Hausfrau und fürsorgliche Mutter Peggy Blankenship wird mit über 40 Axthieben brutal ermordet. Bereits nach kurzer Zeit steht fest, dass eine Bekannte der Familie, Candy Morrison, die Täterin ist. Alles deutet auf ein entsetzliches Verbrechen hin, jedoch plädiert Morrison auf Notwehr. Nun liegt ihr Schicksal in den Händen der Jury.
Der Regisseur: Stephen Gyllenhaal
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Barbara Hershey as Candy Morrison |
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Brian Dennehy as Ed Reivers |
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John Terry as Stan Blankenship |
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Richard Gilliland as Dale Morrison |
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Lee Garlington as Peggy Blankenship |
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Hal Holbrook as Dr. Beardsley |
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Matthew Posey as Norman Billings |
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James Monroe Black as Dr. Giles |
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Dennis Letts as Chief McAlester |
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Marco Perella as Rick Slocum |
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Norman Bennett as Jim Ramsey |
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Jerry Haynes as Judge Scott |
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Rodger Boyce as Rex Staples |
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Daphne Eckler as Dede Alexander |
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Jan DeWitt as Connie Keating |
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Charles Carroll as Bob Shelton |
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Blue Deckert as Andy Blassingame |
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Spencer Prokop as Kevin Sanders |
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Jacob Parker as Sean Morrison |
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Lisa Renee Wilson as Sara Morrison |
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Haley Miller as Meg Blakenship |
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Louanne Stephens as Claire Meriwether |
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Karis Paige Bryant as Little Candy |
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Willie Minor as Baliff |
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Aaron Chadwick as Deputy |
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Wendye Clarendon as Little Candy's Mom |
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Peyton E. Park as Jury Foreman |
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John Hussey as Al Stevens |
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Jack Gould as Parishioner #1 |
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Gary Ragland as Reporter #1 |
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Vennessa Tate as Reporter #2 |
| Directing | Stephen Gyllenhaal | Director |
| Art | Rob Edleson | Set Decoration |
| Costume & Make-Up | Janet Lucas Lawler | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Jimi White | Makeup Artist |
| Sound | Burton Weinstein | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Mary Rose | Costume Designer |
| Art | Jack Marty | Art Direction |
| Production | Cynthia Cidre | Co-Producer |
| Production | Courtney Pledger | Producer |
| Camera | Robert Elswit | Director of Photography |
| Production | Andrew Richter | Associate Producer |
| Production | Dan Witt | Producer |
| Production | Bruce J. Sallan | Executive Producer |
| Production | Shari Hamrick | Associate Producer |
| Sound | Richard Gibbs | Original Music Composer |
| Production | Judith A. Polone | Executive Producer |
| Editing | Harvey Rosenstock | Editor |
| Writing | James Atkinson | Book |
| Writing | John Bloom | Book |
| Writing | Cynthia Cidre | Teleplay |
