The Accidental Witness (TV 2006)

Victor Sandeman is a senior partner with Brunel Global Securities. He is experiencing major financial problems, ones that can be solved if the planned $100 million merger of the company ... See full summary »

Director:

Kristoffer Tabori

Writer:

Michael Rhodes

Stars:

Natasha Gregson Wagner, Currie Graham, Aaron Pearl

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Natasha Gregson Wagner	...	Christine Sternwald
Currie Graham	...	Victor Sandeman
Aaron Pearl	...	Jeff Monroe
Scott Hylands	...	Detective Bill Malone
David Lewis	...	David Brunel
Enid-Raye Adams	...	Maggie Wexler
Sarah-Jane Redmond	...	Mary Lane Ferris (as Sarah Jane Redmond)
Don MacKay	...	Raymond Brunel
Peter Benson	...	Joseph Brockway
Ty Olsson	...	Detective Ed Reigert
Linda Darlow	...	Detective Eleanor Douglas
Brenda Crichlow	...	Dorothy Adler (as Brenda M. Crichlow)
Linda Ko	...	Dr. Jetwan
Krista Morin	...	Erika
Louise Grant	...	Dog lady

Storyline

Victor Sandeman is a senior partner with Brunel Global Securities. He is experiencing major financial problems, ones that can be solved if the planned $100 million merger of the company takes place. However, the company's owner, Raymond Brunel, is against the merger. Thinking that he can overpower the ineffective David Brunel, Raymond's grandson and the company's heir apparent, Victor murders the elderly Raymond (trying to make it look like a death by natural causes) so that he can go ahead with the planned merger. The one glitch in the murder is a possible witness, Christine Sternwald. A paralegal and aspiring lawyer, Christine is just putting her life back together following a sexual assault three years earlier. When Victor and Christine meet shortly after the murder in a fender bender with Victor driving the deceased Raymond's car, Victor is forced to identify himself to her as Raymond Brunel. Because of this chance meeting and the possibility that she did see the murder take place...

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Genres:

Thriller

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Certificate:

TV-14

Details

Official Sites:

Lifetime TV

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

2006 (USA)

Also Known As:

The Killing of a Stranger

Filming Locations:

Granville Square, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Company Credits

Production Co:

120dB Films, Blue André Productions, Legacy Filmworks

Technical Specs

Runtime:

90 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

This film was previously titled "The Killing Of A Stranger".

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Connections

References The $64,000 Question (1955)

User Reviews

Going Bump in the Night

In Seattle, Washington, ambitious "Brunel Global Securities" executive Currie Graham (as Victor Sandeman) proposes to merge with another company. When owner Don MacKay (as Raymond Brunel) declines the offer, Mr. Graham decides to murder the leader. Graham carefully plots the older man's demise, but has a fender-bender with attractive paralegal Natasha Gregson Wagner (as Christine "Chris" Sternwald) en route. "The Accidental Witness" unwittingly causes Graham's plans to unravel. Complimented by a tight plot (by Michael Rhodes) and pulsating score (by Brent Belke), director Kristoffer Tabori and the "Lifetime" TV Movie crew make this an engaging thriller. Graham's performance holds it together.

****** The Accidental Witness (4/17/06) Kristoffer Tabori ~ Currie Graham, Natasha Gregson Wagner, Aaron Pearl, David Lewis