Murder: By Reason of Insanity

Oct 1, 1985

1h 40m

★ 3.5

The man she loves most is the man she fears most.

Overview

A married couple from Poland emigrates to the U.S.,. but things don't turn out as well as they had imaged. The husband's business fails, while his wife's career really takes off. The husband, unable to cope with the pressures of his failed business, his failing marriage and the adjustments necessary to live in a completely different society, begins to take out his frustrations on his wife.

Genres

Crime

Drama

TV Movie

Production Companies

Schiller Productions Inc.

20th Century Fox Television

CBS Entertainment Productions

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Cast

Ewa Berwid

Candice Bergen

Adam Berwid

Jürgen Prochnow

Ben Haggarty

Héctor Elizondo

Dr. Huffman

Eli Wallach

Janet Landry

Alison La Placa

Maggie Teresi

Lee Kessler

Judge Gold

Norman Parker

Dick Crowell

Kent Williams

Sara Berwid

Keri Houlihan

Daniel Berwid

Justin Gocke

Sergeant Mahaaski

Arthur Taxier

Nurse Karris

Sloane Shelton

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