Somebody Killed Her Husband
| Somebody Killed Her Husband | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Comedy, mystery |
| Directed by | Lamont Johnson |
| Written by | Reginald Rose |
| Screenplay by | Reginald Rose |
| Starring |
Farrah Fawcett Jeff Bridges |
| Music by | Alex North |
| Budget | $5.1 million[1] |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Release date | 1978 |
Somebody Killed Her Husband is a 1978 comedy/mystery film directed by Lamont Johnson and written by Reginald Rose. It starred Farrah Fawcett and Jeff Bridges. Also in the cast were John Wood, Tammy Grimes and John Glover.
Tagline: Is this any way to begin a love affair?
Plot
The film is set in Manhattan, New York City. The plot concerns the efforts of a woman (Fawcett) and her lover (Bridges) to find the murderer of her husband before they are accused of it themselves. The story's climax occurs at the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade. Reginald Rose's screenplay was nominated for an Edgar Allan Poe Award.
Cast
- Farrah Fawcett - Jenny Moore (as Farrah Fawcett-Majors)
- Jeff Bridges - Jerry Green
- John Wood - Ernest Van Santen
- Tammy Grimes - Audrey Van Santen
- John Glover - Herbert Little
- Patricia Elliott - Helene
- Mary McCarty - Flora
- Laurence Guittard - Preston Moore
- Vincent Robert Santa Lucia - Benjamin
- Beeson Carroll - Frank Danziger
- Eddie Lawrence - Other Neighbor
- Arthur Rhyris - Customer
- Jean-Pierre Stewart - Man in Beret
- Terri DuHaime - Lulu's Mother
- Sands Hall - Girl Typist
Release
The film was not a big hit but the filmmakers made a $1 million profit by pre-selling the film.[1]
Additional information
This film was also released under the following titles:
- Aki halt, aki nem - Hungary (imdb display title)
- Alguém Matou o Marido Dela - Portugal (imdb display title)
- Alguien mató a su marido - Spain
- Charade '79 - Japan (English title)
- Ihanet çemberi - Turkey (Turkish title)
- Joku murhasi hänen miehensä - Finland
- Kapoios skotose ton andra tis - Greece (transliterated ISO-LATIN-1 title)
- Knivhugg går igen - Sweden
- Ktos zabil jej meza - Poland
- Qualcuno ha ucciso mio marito - Italy
- Qui a tué mon cher mari? - Belgium (French title)
- Rendezvous mit einer Leiche - West Germany
Soundtrack listing
- Title Theme (03:19)
- Jerry and Jenny (01:33)
- Pretty Jenny (01:22)
- In the Restaurant (02:41)
- Two Lovers (01:26)
- Loving Each Other (01:13)
- First Date (01:19)
- Happiness (01:29)
- Unexpected Murder (01:32)
- Mysterious Days (02:34)
- Doubtful Ernest (01:42)
- Pirate Listener (01:37)
- Second Murder (01:54)
- Secret of Jewels (01:43)
- Jerry's Trick (01:37)
- The Criminal (01:42)
- Fearful Escape (02:03)
- In the True Love (02:25)
See also
References
External links
- Somebody Killed Her Husband at IMDB.com
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