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Writers (WGA):
Pierre Boileau (novel) and
Thomas Narcejac (novel) ...
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Release Date:
22 March 1996 (USA) more
Tagline:
Two women. One man. The combination can be murder.
Plot:
The wife and mistress of a cruel school master collaborate in a carefully planned and executed attempt to murder him... more | add synopsis
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Awards:
1 win & 1 nomination more
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Cast

  (in credits order) (verified as complete)

Sharon Stone ... Nicole Horner

Isabelle Adjani ... Mia Baran

Chazz Palminteri ... Guy Baran

Kathy Bates ... Det. Shirley Vogel

Spalding Gray ... Simon Veatch
Shirley Knight ... Edie Danziger
Allen Garfield ... Leo Katzman

Adam Hann-Byrd ... Erik Pretzer

Donal Logue ... Video Photographer #1

Diana Bellamy ... Ms. Vawze
Clea Lewis ... Lisa Campos

J.J. Abrams ... Video Photographer #2 (as Jeffrey Abrams)

O'Neal Compton ... Irv Danziger
Bingo O'Malley ... Gannon
Stephen Liska ... PHP Officer
James Kisicki ... Rear Ender (as Jim Kisicki)
Kevin Vinay ... Desantis
Cory Pattak ... Nunez
Kate Young ... Photo Shop Clerk
Sophia Salguero ... Maid
Hank Stohl ... Morgue Cop
Zachary Mott ... Howie
Jesse Sky Ross ... Hall Monitor
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Daniel Kremer ... Student (uncredited)
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Directed by
Jeremiah S. Chechik  (as Jeremiah Chechik)
 
Writing credits
(WGA)
Pierre Boileau (novel "Celle Qui N'Etait Plus") and
Thomas Narcejac (novel "Celle Qui N'Etait Plus")

Henri-Georges Clouzot (screenplay "Les Diaboliques")

Don Roos (screenplay)

Produced by
Gary Barber .... executive producer
Chuck Binder .... executive producer
Gary Daigler .... co-producer
Jerry Offsay .... executive producer
James G. Robinson .... producer
Bill Todman Jr. .... executive producer
Kirsten W. Welles .... associate producer
Marvin Worth .... producer
 
Original Music by
Randy Edelman 
 
Cinematography by
Peter James 
 
Film Editing by
Carol Littleton 
 
Casting by
Jackie Burch 
 
Production Design by
Leslie Dilley 
 
Art Direction by
Dennis Bradford 
 
Set Decoration by
Michael Seirton 
 
Costume Design by
Michael Kaplan 
L'Wren Scott 
 
Makeup Department
Linda Boykin-Williams .... second makeup artist
Dennis Eger .... makeup artist
Nancy Keslar .... hair stylist
Michael Laudati .... hair stylist
Michael Laudati .... makeup artist
Francesca Paris .... key hair stylist
John Quaglia .... hair stylist
Tricia Sawyer .... makeup artist: Sharon Stone
Ronnie Specter .... makeup artist (as Ronnie Spector)
Lisa Jayne Storey .... hair stylist
 
Production Management
Gary Daigler .... unit production manager
Jody Levin .... post-production supervisor
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Nancy Blewer .... second second assistant director (as Nancy Blewer-Mahaffey)
K.C. Colwell .... first assistant director
Stephen Lee Davis .... second assistant director
Leslie Dilley .... second unit director
 
Art Department
Norman Beck .... carpenter
Vincent Borrelli .... scenic artist
Robert Buncher .... carpenter
Darien N. D'Alfonso .... scenic artist
Chip Eccles .... carpenter
Eileen Garrigan .... charge scenic
Thomas J. Garrigan .... scenic artist
Jim Heastings .... carpenter
Smith Harper Hutchings .... scenic artist
Kenneth J. Kellers .... carpenter
Marion Kolsby .... assistant art director
Gary Kosko .... assistant art director
Martin Lasowitz .... property master (as Martin Lazowicz)
Mary O'Brien .... scenic artist
Jeffrey Schlatter .... construction coordinator
Diana Stoughton .... scenic artist
Joan Winters .... graphic designer
 
Sound Department
Bill W. Benton .... sound re-recording mixer
Jim Brookshire .... sound editor
Chris Carpenter .... sound re-recording mixer
Tim Chau .... sound designer
Tim Chau .... supervising sound editor
Pat Dames .... second boom operator
Pat Dames .... sound mixer: second unit
Carmen Flores De Tanis .... assistant sound editor
Susan Dudeck .... adr editor
Albert Gasser .... sound editor
Avram D. Gold .... adr editor
Rich Green .... foley coordinator
Kimberly Harris .... supervising adr editor (as Kimberly Harris-Rivolier)
Doug Hemphill .... sound re-recording mixer
Nils C. Jensen .... sound editor
David Kern .... sound editor
Dennis Maitland II .... production sound mixer
Donald J. Malouf .... sound editor
Charleen Richards .... adr mixer
John Rotondi .... sound engineer: Y4
Joan Rowe .... foley artist
Sean Rowe .... foley artist
Christina Tucker .... adr mixer
Scott Weber .... foley mixer
Paul J. Zydel .... adr mixer
 
Special Effects by
Michael E. Doyle .... special effects foreman (as Michael Doyle)
Kevin Harris .... special effects coordinator
 
Visual Effects by
Craig Barron .... digital effects supervisor
Krystyna Demkowicz .... visual effects production manager
John Duncan .... visual effects model maker
Christopher Evans .... matte artist supervisor
Jennifer Law-Stump .... digital effects artist: Pacific Title Digital
Cameron Noble .... visual effects cameraman
Paul Rivera .... digital composite supervisor
Paul Rivera .... visual effects digital compositing
Olivier Sarda .... digital artist
Dan Seneres .... model builder (uncredited)
 
Stunts
Danny Aiello III .... stunt coordinator
Donna Evans .... stunts
Peter Gause III .... stunts
Don Hewitt .... stunts
Sammy Thurman .... stunts
Deborah Watkins .... stunts
 
Camera and Electrical Department
Phil Abraham .... first assistant camera: "a" camera
Robert Bender .... electrician
Stephen Crowley .... electrician
Liz Dory .... assistant camera (as Elizabeth Dory)
Gregory L. Edwards .... grip
Jim Emswiller .... video assist operator
Bart Flaherty .... rigging grip
Brian Gunter .... gaffer
Craig Haagensen .... camera operator
John Janusek .... key rigging grip
Jordan Klein Sr. .... underwater camera operator (as Jordan Klein)
Dominique Levy .... second assistant camera
W. Russell McCormack .... gaffer: second unit
Jon D. Morrison .... set lighting
John S. Moyer .... camera operator
Jean-Pierre Nutini .... electrical best boy
Brian Powers .... electrician
Erich Roland .... Steadicam operator: second unit
Erich Roland .... photographer: second unit
Keith Seymour .... grip
Niels Alpert .... assistant camera (uncredited)
 
Casting Department
Donna M. Belajac .... casting: Pittsburgh
Barbara Harris .... voice casting
Nancy Mosser .... extras casting
 
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Patrick Caulfield .... set costumer
Oda Groeschel .... costumer: Sharon Stone
Frankie Ritacco .... costumer
Eileen Sieff Stroup .... wardrobe supervisor
 
Editorial Department
Alan Jacques .... assistant editor
Mark L. Levine .... assistant editor
Scott Wesley Ross .... post-production assistant
Joan Sobel .... assistant editor
Suzanne Spangler .... associate editor
 
Music Department
Elton Ahi .... music recording engineer
Sandy DeCrescent .... orchestra contractor
Robert Fernandez .... music recording engineer (as Bobby Fernandez)
Ralph Ferraro .... orchestrator
John La Salandra .... music editor
 
Transportation Department
Marc Scott .... transportation coordinator
 
Other crew
Natalie Baker .... dialect coach
Lisa Bradley .... production coordinator
Brenda Bush .... lead stand-in
Lisa A. Campbell .... assistant production coordinator: Los Angeles
Daniel Casey .... video first assist
Craig Comstock .... production assistant
Leslie Dilley .... technical coordinator
Wayne Fitzgerald .... title designer
Mimi Frank .... stand-in: Sharon Stone
Larry Geyer .... production assistant
Zoila Gomez .... production coordinator: Los Angeles
Brian Hartman .... location manager
Kelly Helstrom .... assistant: Mr. Barber
Alan Jacques .... projectionist
Casey LaRocco .... production assistant
Robert A. Levine .... unit publicist
Judy Matthews .... location manager
Ron Modro .... assistant: Marvin Worth
Jack Munn .... production medic
Diana Osberg .... set production assistant
Steve Parys .... key set production assistant
Cornelia 'Nini' Rogan .... script supervisor
Todd P. Smith .... production management
Chris Stavrakis .... set production assistant
Cynthia Streit .... production coordinator
Mimi Wyeth .... construction accountant
David 'Yoko' Jose .... production assistant (uncredited)
 

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Additional Details

MPAA:
Rated R for violence/terror, sexuality and language.
Runtime:
107 min
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Color:
Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
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Goofs:
Continuity: The lines of text on the computer monitor reach the bottom of the screen start scrolling. In the close-up, the text is just starting to be written again. more
Quotes:
Edie Danziger: [finds the black and white 1966 film Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? playing on TV] Oh. Yeah. I'm gonna wait until this is in color. more
Movie Connections:
References "Cagney & Lacey" (1982) more
Soundtrack:
In The Arms Of Love more

FAQ

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7 out of 8 people found the following review useful.
Diabolique, 27 October 1999
Author: Janos Smal (jsmal@osi.hu) from Budapest, Hungary

A tyrannical school principal terrorizes his fragile wife with heart disease and his cynical mistress as well (both are teachers in the couple's private school). The two women plot to kill him, but after the murder their plan starts to fall through. The body disappears, then more and more signs become apparent to prove: he is alive.

The real mystery is why anyone had to remake a classic French thriller that was imitated so many times before, why it had to be done so terribly, cast so wrongly and acted in such unsubtle way - and why anyone on earth should care the whole stuff.

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