Crimes and misdemeanors

Beginning with small betrayals, infidelity, lies… and ending in murder; this is a bold and unflinching expose on the choices people make. Martin Landau is a respected, wealthy doctor whose world begins to crumble around him when his mistress (Anjelica Huston) threatens him with blackmail. Desperate, he must decide whether he can face getting rid of her - permanently! As a balance to this chilling tragedy, Woody Allen stars as an insecure documentary filmmaker about to tackle the hardest job of his life - filming a glowing tribute to the man he hates most in the world - his brother-in-law, played by Alan Alda. Also stars Caroline Aaron, Joanna Gleason, Claire Bloom, Jenny Nichols, Mia Farrow, Jerry Orbach and Sam Waterston.

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Credits

director

Woody Allen

producer

Robert Greenhut

production company

Orion Pictures Corporation

Duration

01:44:00:00

Production places

United States

Production dates

1989

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

304327

Language

English

Audience classification

MA

Subject categories

Feature films

Feature films → Feature films - United States

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Holdings

VHS; Access Print (Section 1)

Wikidata

Q181555

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United States, 1989

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