A Matter of Wife... and Death
6
1975
1 hr 13 min
Drama
, Crime
, Mystery
, TV Movie
A private investigator is confronted by the police AND the mob about the killing of a former private-eye associate.
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- Cast:
- Rod Taylor , Joe Santos , Dick Butkus , Larry Block , John Colicos , Anne Archer , Luke Askew
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Reviews
Fun premise, good actors, bad writing. This film seemed to have potential at the beginning but it quickly devolves into a trite action film. Ultimately it's very boring.
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Exactly the movie you think it is, but not the movie you want it to be.
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The movie turns out to be a little better than the average. Starting from a romantic formula often seen in the cinema, it ends in the most predictable (and somewhat bland) way.
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Through painfully honest and emotional moments, the movie becomes irresistibly relatable
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