The Rich Man's Wife

"Someone Is Playing A Very Deadly Game..."

1996 1h 34m EN

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5.4

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★5.4TMDB · 61

Thriller

Synopsis

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A rich man's wife finds she has a bad prenuptial agreement with an even worse husband. Over drinks with a stranger, she fantasizes about doing her husband in to void the prenup — but much to her surprise, the stranger decides to turn her imagination into reality.

“Someone Is Playing A Very Deadly Game...”

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Cast

Halle Berry
Josie Potenza
Peter Greene
Cole Wilson
Clive Owen
Jake Golden
Frankie Faison
Detective Ron Lewis
Charles Hallahan
Detective Dan Fredricks
Allan Rich
Bill Adolphe
Clea Lewis
Nora Golden
Christopher McDonald
Tony Potenza

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Amy Holden Jones
Writers: Amy Holden Jones
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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1 / 8

ERA

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

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2 / 8

ERA

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Directed by Amy Holden Jones, shot by Haskell Wexler. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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3 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by John Frizzell. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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

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5 / 8

CAST

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Halle Berry and Peter Greene and Clive Owen carry the top of the cast.

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6 / 8

FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Someone Is Playing A Very Deadly Game...".

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7 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0117473 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 61 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Amy Holden Jones directs. Haskell Wexler behind the camera. John Frizzell scores. Wendy Greene Bricmont cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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130 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2Directed by Amy Holden Jones, shot by Haskell Wexler. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
3Original score by John Frizzell. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
4Editor Wendy Greene Bricmont shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Halle Berry and Peter Greene and Clive Owen carry the top of the cast.
6Marketing tagline: "Someone Is Playing A Very Deadly Game...".
7IMDB entry: tt0117473 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 61 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.