Das Messer (1985)
Ein spektakulärer Doppelmord hält San Francisco in Atem. Die Zeitungserbin Page Forrester und ihr Dienstmädchen wurden in einer Strandvilla von einem Maskierten auf bestialische Weise umgebracht. Die Tatwaffe: Ein Jagdmesser mit gezackter Schneide. Der Verdacht fällt auf Jack Forrester, den Mann der Toten und jetzigen Alleinerben des Verlagsimperiums. Bis zum Prozessbeginn wird er auf Kaution freigelassen. Die Anwältin Teddie Barnes übernimmt Jacks Verteidigung. Bis hierhin eigentlich ein normaler Fall, aber dann verliebt sich die geschiedene Teddie in ihren charmanten Mandanten. Nach einem aufsehenerregenden Prozess wird Jack freigesprochen. Überglücklich fährt Teddie in Jacks Landhaus. Doch dort erwartet sie eine furchtbare Überraschung...
Der Regisseur:
Richard Marquand
Der Autor:
Joe Eszterhas
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Glenn Close as Teddy Barnes |
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Jeff Bridges as Jack Forrester |
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Peter Coyote as Thomas Krasny |
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Lance Henriksen as Frank Martin |
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Robert Loggia as Sam Ransom |
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Michael Dorn as Dan Hislan |
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Maria Mayenzet as Page Forrester |
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William Allen Young as Greg Arnold |
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Ben Hammer as Dr. Goldman |
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James Karen as Andrew Hardesty |
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Al Ruscio as Carl Siegal |
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Bruce French as Richard Duffin |
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Brandon Call as David Barnes |
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Phyllis Applegate as Mrs. Stiles |
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Guy Boyd as Matthew Barnes |
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Dave Austin as Policeman |
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Sanford Jensen as Scott Talbot |
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Woody Eney as Austin Lofton |
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James Winkler as Ted Fitzpatrick |
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Christina Hutter as Jenny Barnes |
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John Clark as Dr. Holloway |
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Louis Giambalvo as Anthony Fabrizi |
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John Dehner as Judge Carrigan |
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Leigh Taylor-Young as Virginia Howell |
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Diane Erickson as Eileen Avery |
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Marshall Colt as Bobby Slade |
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Walter Brooke as Duane Bendix |
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Sarah Cunningham as First Judge |
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Ann Walker as Ms. Barne's Secretary |
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Sharon Madden as City Editor |
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David Wiley as Court Clerk |
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Bill Gratton as Jury Foreman |
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George Sasaki as Courtroom Spectator (uncredited) |
| Editing | Conrad Buff IV | Editor |
| Production | Martin Ransohoff | Producer |
| Editing | Sean Barton | Editor |
| Directing | Richard Marquand | Director |
| Sound | John Barry | Original Music Composer |
| Writing | Joe Eszterhas | Screenplay |
| Art | Peter Landsdown Smith | Art Direction |
| Sound | Milton C. Burrow | Sound Editor |
| Sound | Fred Judkins | Sound Editor |
| Sound | Tom McCarthy Jr. | Sound Editor |
| Crew | Stan Parks | Special Effects |
| Art | Gene Callahan | Production Design |
| Crew | Debbie Evans | Stunt Driver |
| Crew | Debby Porter | Stunts |
| Camera | Matthew F. Leonetti | Director of Photography |
| Camera | John R. Leonetti | Focus Puller |
| Directing | Alan B. Curtiss | Second Assistant Director |
| Directing | Michael Daves | First Assistant Director |
