A Perfect Murder (1998)
Crime, Thriller.
A Perfect Murder is crime thriller film directed by Andrew Davis and starring Michael Douglas, Gwyneth Paltrow, and Viggo Mortensen. It is a remake of Alfred Hitchcock’s 1954 film Dial M for Murder, though the characters’ names are all changed, and over half the plot is completely rewritten and altered. Loosely based on the play by Frederick Knott, the screenplay was written by Patrick Smith Kelly.
To Manhattans elite Wall Street wheeler-dealer Steven Taylor seems like a devoted husband. He isn’t. Beautiful, accomplished Emily Bradford Taylor seems like a faithful wife. She isn’t. And when Steven hires Emily’s lover to kill her, it seems like A Perfect Murder. It isn’t. In fact, very little is what it seems in this sleek, sophisticated thriller sizzling with suspense and sharp Dialogue.
Director: Andrew Davis
Writers: Frederick Knott (play), Patrick Smith Kelly
Stars: Michael Douglas, Gwyneth Paltrow, Viggo Mortensen, David Suchet, Sarita Choudhury, Michael P. Moran, Novella Nelson
►Cast:
| Michael Douglas | ► | Steven Taylor |
| Gwyneth Paltrow | ► | Emily Bradford Taylor |
| Viggo Mortensen | ► | David Shaw |
| David Suchet | ► | Mohamed Karaman |
| Sarita Choudhury | ► | Raquel Martinez |
| Michael P. Moran | ► | Bobby Fain |
| Novella Nelson | ► | Ambassador Alice Wills |
| Constance Towers | ► | Sandra Bradford |
| Will Lyman | ► | Jason Gates |
| Maeve McGuire | ► | Ann Gates |
| Stephen Singer | ► | Effete Man at Met |
| Laurinda Barrett | ► | Met Woman #1 |
| Aideen O’Kelly | ► | Met Woman #2 |
| Reed Birney | ► | Merchant Prince #1 |
| Robert Vincent Smith | ► | Merchant Prince #2 |
| Bill Ambrozy | ► | Merchant Prince #3 |
| George Blumenthal | ► | Merchant Prince #4 |
| Iris Braydon | ► | Guest at Met |
| Marion Blumenthal | ► | Guest at Met |
| Andrew Sussman | ► | Guest at Met |
| Robynn N. Sussmann | ► | Guest at Met |
| Radney Tucker | ► | Guest at Met |
| Beverly Tucker | ► | Guest at Met |
| Bradford Billet | ► | Guest at Met |
| Robert Bosco Cokljat | ► | Croatian Delegate |
| Marat Yusim | ► | Russian Delegate |
| Lee Wong | ► | Japanese Diplomat |
| Roberta Orlandi | ► | Italian Diplomat |
| Francis Dumaurier | ► | French Delegate |
| Deen Badarou | ► | African Delegate |
| Peter Benson | ► | Hansen |
| Jeff Williams | ► | Nolan |
| David Eigenberg | ► | Stein |
| Jean De Baer | ► | Secretary |
| Michel Moinot | ► | Maitre d’ |
| Gerrit Vooren | ► | Waiter |
| Monica Parker | ► | Janice Moran |
| Michael H. Ingram | ► | Albert |
| Scott Dillin | ► | Detective Scott |
| Starla Benford | ► | Police Technican |
| Bob Bowersox | ► | Police Photographer |
| Joanna Adler | ► | Vyczowski |
| James Georgiades | ► | Policeman #2 |
| José Ramón Rosario | ► | Policeman #1 |
| Gerry Becker | ► | Roger Brill |
| William Bogert | ► | Harrington |
| Adrian Martinez | ► | Young Tough |
| Dexter Brown | ► | Porter |
| Kelly AuCoin | ► | Waiter at Met |
| Christian Chase | ► | Passenger |
| Jason Cicardo | ► | Subway Scene |
| Bill Corsair | ► | Man In Taxi Dispute |
| Christopher Del Gaudio | ► | Guest at Met |
| Marshall Factora | ► | Patron in Coffee Shop |
| Barry Hirschberg | ► | Background |
| Claude Jay | ► | Forensic Detective |
| John E. Mack | ► | Paramedic |
| Taylor McCall | ► | Pedestrian In Park |
| George F. Miller | ► | Businessman in the Diner |
| Josh Mowery | ► | Gawker |
| Jack Mulcahy | ► | Bartender |
| Davell j Owens | ► | Alley Drug Dealer |
| Antone Pagán | ► | Taylor’s gardener |
| Todo Segalla | ► | Waiter |
| Evis Xheneti | ► | Student |
| Alex Ziwak | ► | Blue Collar Worker |