Safe House

"The less you know, the safer you are."

1998 1h 52m EN

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5.9

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6.8

IMDB

★5.9TMDB · 49★6.8IMDB · 2,749

Thriller

Synopsis

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A psychological thriller; Mace Sowell, an ex-intelligence operative and whose past government activities catches up with him, faces his own mortality, in the shape of the onset of Alzheimer's disease. Holding the electronic key to secret information which implicates a Presidential front-runner, Mace struggles for his life while battling the debilitating effects of the disease.

“The less you know, the safer you are.”

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Cast

Patrick Stewart
Mace Sowell
Kimberly Williams-Paisley
Andi Travers
Héctor Elizondo
Dr. Simon
Joy Kilpatrick
Michelle Sowell-Ross
Craig Shoemaker
Stuart Bittenbinder
James Harlow
Marc Ross
Richard Livingston
Admiral Thomas Michelmore
Julia Vera
Teresa

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Eric Steven Stahl
Writers: John Schalter, Sean McLain, Eric Steven Stahl
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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ERA

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28 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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2 / 7

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Eric Steven Stahl, shot by Vincent Donohue. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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3 / 7

DIRECTOR

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Editor Liza McDonald shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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4 / 7

CAST

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Patrick Stewart and Kimberly Williams-Paisley and Héctor Elizondo carry the top of the cast.

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5 / 7

FACT

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Marketing tagline: "The less you know, the safer you are.".

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6 / 7

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0120051 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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7 / 7

WILD

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Only 49 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Eric Steven Stahl directs. Vincent Donohue behind the camera. Liza McDonald cuts. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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128 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2Directed by Eric Steven Stahl, shot by Vincent Donohue. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
3Editor Liza McDonald shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
4Patrick Stewart and Kimberly Williams-Paisley and Héctor Elizondo carry the top of the cast.
5Marketing tagline: "The less you know, the safer you are.".
6IMDB entry: tt0120051 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 49 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.