An Occasional Hell

Oct 31, 1996

1h 33m

★ 3.5

An ex-cop haunted by his past, his murder and his future.

Overview

A former policeman-turned college professor of forensics, is asked by a widow to solve the murder of her unfaithful husband and the disappearance of his mistress who may have been linked to some drug dealers.

Genres

Drama

Thriller

Production Companies

First Corps Endeavors

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Cast

Dr. Ernest Dewalt

Tom Berenger

Elizabeth Laughton

Valeria Golino

Jeri Gillen

Kari Wuhrer

Trooper Larry Abbott

Robert Davi

Rodney Gillen

Richard Edson

Alex Laughton

Stephen Lang

Craig Fox

Danny Comden

Della

Ellen Greene

Draper Jewett

Geoffrey Lewis

Male Student (as Trent McDevitt)

Trenton McDevitt

Chadwick

Sherril M. Turner

Trooper Brown

Bo Brinkman

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