The Walker

Feb 13, 2007

1h 48m

★ 5.3

Everyone loves a good scandal.

Overview

An escort who caters to Washington D.C.'s society ladies becomes involved in a murder case.

Genres

Crime

Mystery

Drama

Production Companies

Kintop Pictures

Isle of Man Film

Paul Schrader Productions

Ingenious Media

The Walk

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Cast

Carter Page III

Woody Harrelson

Lynn Lockner

Kristin Scott Thomas

Natalie Van Miter

Lauren Bacall

Jack Delorean

Ned Beatty

Emek Yoglu

Moritz Bleibtreu

Abigail Delorean

Lily Tomlin

Larry Lockner

Willem Dafoe

Chrissie Morgan

Mary Beth Hurt

Mungo Tenant

William Hope

Steven Hartley

Geff Francis

Garrick Hagon

A rich but miserly old man taunts his relatives about who will get his money when he dies, and is soon mysteriously murdered. It turns out that he has left his estate to a beautiful young actress whom the other relatives didn't know was related to him. Several attempts on her life are thwarted by a detective, who sets out to discover who's behind the scheme to kill her.

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