The Dead Will Tell (2004) (TV)

User Rating:

5.0/10   

Director:

Stephen T. Kay

Writers (WGA):

Mark Kruger (written by) and
Nancy Fichman (written by) ...

Release Date:

24 October 2004 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | Mystery | Thriller

Tagline:

The dead are talking.

Plot:

Emily Parker (Heche) is haunted by visions of a woman from the past soon after receiving an antique engagement ring from her fiance.

Plot Keywords:

Drowning | Ghost | False Accusation | Wedding Ring

Awards:

2 nominations

Cast

Anne Heche	...	Emily Parker
Kathleen Quinlan	...	Beth Hytner
Chris Sarandon	...	Paul Hamlin
Eva Longoria Parker	...	Jeanie (as Eva Longoria)
David Andrews	...	John Hytner
Jonathan LaPaglia	...	Billy Hytner
Kate Jennings Grant	...	Liz
Leigh Jones	...	Marie Salinger
Gary Grubbs	...	Detective Ed Landry
Don Brady	...	Mr. Beech
Ryan Rilette	...	Hank Beech
Deneen Tyler	...	Dr. Miller
Michael Arata	...	Desk Sergeant
Amanda Baker	...	Girl in Marsh
Kyle Russell Clements	...	Boy in Marsh

Runtime:

87 min | 120 min (including commercials) | Brazil:90 min

Country:

USA

Language:

German | English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

Australia:M | Finland:K-13

Filming Locations:

New Orleans, Louisiana, USA

Company:

Barbara Lieberman Productions

For Always – A Simple but Attractive Ghost Story

In New Orleans, the lawyer Emily Parker (Anne Heche) meets the handsome Billy Hytner (Jonathan LaPaglia) by chance; they date and fall immediately in love for each other. One month later, Billy proposes her and gives an engagement ring he bought in an antiquary shop. From this moment on, Emily has visions of a weird woman and she decides to investigate about the previous owner of the antique ring. She discovers that the woman that is haunting her is Marie Salinger (Leigh Jones), who disappeared in 1969, and the police had found only her severed finger with the ring. Her fiancé Paul Hamlin (Chris Sarandon) was accused of the murder but considered not-guilty by the jury. Meanwhile, Emily meets Billy's parents and is not accepted by her future mother-in-law Beth Hytner (Kathleen Quinlan). Emily continues to investigate the murder, disclosing the truth about Marie's death.

"The Dead Will Tell" is a simple, but attractive ghost story. The cast is excellent, and Anne Heche is very beautiful in the role of a woman obsessed for the truth. This low-budget television movie has a good screenplay, nice locations, very few special effects and I liked this romantic supernatural story. My vote is seven.

Title (Brazil): "Quando os Mortos Falam" ("When the Dead Speak")