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Writers (WGA):
Dominick Dunne (novel)
Robert W. Lenski (written by)
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Release Date:
5 May 1996 (USA) more
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Awards:
1 nomination more
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Hell of a story. more (6 total)

Cast

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Patrick Dempsey ... Harrison Burns

Sherilyn Fenn ... Kit Bradley

Craig Sheffer ... Constant Bradley

Edward Herrmann ... Dr. Shugrue
David Marshall Grant ... Jerry Bradley

Kathleen York ... Claire Rafferty

W. Earl Brown ... Fatty Malloy

Wendy Phillips ... Luanne Utley
Maureen Mueller
Lisa Akey ... Charlotte Bradley
Jere Shea ... Johnny Fuselli
Jeanie Drynan

Bonnie Bedelia ... Valerie Sabbath
Blair Brown ... Grace Bradley

Brian Dennehy ... Gerald Bradley
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Runtime:
150 min
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1.33 : 1 more
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Fun Stuff

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Errors made by characters (possibly deliberate errors by the filmmakers): W. Earl Brown, who is listed in the opening credits, is also listed in the closing credits as "W. Earl Broan." more

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8 out of 8 people found the following comment useful.
Hell of a story., 5 November 2000
Author: Rupert-17

An above average mini-series about a murder and the subsequent guilt which weighs on the mind of a young man who helped to cover it up. The Bradleys, a mega-wealthy Catholic Irish-American family, buy and bully their way out of trouble, discarding the victims of their greed and immorality along the way. Patrick Dempsey plays Harrison Burns, an aspiring young writer from a working class background who, through his friendship with the favoured Bradley son Constant and his love of their daughter Kit, gets swept up materially and emotionally by the Bradley juggernaut until his conscience can no longer carry the burden of a terrible knowledge involving the Bradleys. A very strong cast including Brian Dennehy, Sherilyn Fenn, Craig Sheffer and Blair Brown has a great time devouring an excellent script aided by terrific production values. There is a strong sense of fatalism all the way through and the ending is not trite or sensationalist. A great way to spend two and a half hours.



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