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Earned back only 65% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.
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Murder at 1600
"This address changes all the rules."
1997 1h 47m EN
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★6.1TMDB · 620
ActionDramaMysteryThrillerCrime
Synopsis
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A secretary is found dead in a White House bathroom during an international crisis, and Detective Harlan Regis is in charge of the investigation. Despite resistance from the Secret Service, Regis partners with agent Nina Chance. As political tensions rise, they learn that the crime could be part of an elaborate cover-up. Framed as traitors, the pair, plus Regis' partner, break into the White House in order to expose the true culprit.
“This address changes all the rules.”
Cast
Wesley Snipes
Detective Harlan Regis
Diane Lane
Agent Nina Chance
Daniel Benzali
Agent Nick Spikings
Dennis Miller
Detective Steve Stengel
Alan Alda
Jordan
Ronny Cox
President Jack Neil
Tate Donovan
Kyle Neil
Tom Wright
Cooper
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Dwight H. Little
- Writers
- David Hodgin, Wayne Beach
- Languages
- English
- Countries
- United States of America
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ERA
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29 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
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CAST
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229+ people credited in cast and crew — a small city's worth of labour.
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DIRECTOR
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Directed by Dwight H. Little, shot by Steven Bernstein. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
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DIRECTOR
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Original score by Christopher Young. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
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DIRECTOR
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Editor Leslie Jones shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
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CAST
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Wesley Snipes and Diane Lane and Daniel Benzali carry the top of the cast.
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FACT
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Marketing tagline: "This address changes all the rules.".
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
Dwight H. Little directs. Steven Bernstein behind the camera. Christopher Young scores. Leslie Jones cuts. A commercial under-performer on release. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 1Earned back only 65% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.
- 229 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
- 3229+ people credited in cast and crew — a small city's worth of labour.
- 4Directed by Dwight H. Little, shot by Steven Bernstein. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 5Original score by Christopher Young. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
- 6Editor Leslie Jones shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
- 7Wesley Snipes and Diane Lane and Daniel Benzali carry the top of the cast.
- 8Marketing tagline: "This address changes all the rules.".
- 9IMDB entry: tt0119731 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 10Classified under 14 themes, including "usa president", "washington dc, usa", "corruption", "the white house".
- 11Released under 10 different titles around the world.
The technical file
- Cinematography
- Steven Bernstein
- Original score
- Christopher Young
- Editing
- Leslie Jones
- Production design
- Nelson Coates
- Makeup / hair
- Marilyn Terry
- Sound
- Jeffrey J. Haboush
- Stunt coordinator
- Shane Cardwell
- Runtime
- 107 min · 1h 47m
- Aspect ratio (typical)
- 1.37:1 (Academy)
- Status
- Released
- Budget
- $40,000,000
- Box office
- $25,804,707
- Return
- 65% of budget
- Original language
- EN
- Certification (US)
- R
Also by
Dwight H. Little
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Selected frames
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Trailers & featurettes
Watch the pieces
Production companies
Who made it
- KO
Kopelson Entertainment
US
Regency Enterprises
US
- 16
1600 Limited Partnership
Warner Bros. Pictures
US
Key crew
- ProducerArnold Kopelson
- ProducerArnon Milchan
- EditorLeslie Jones
- EditorBilly Weber
- Stunt CoordinatorShane Cardwell
- In Memory OfDavid Hodgin
- StuntsJeff Ward
- StuntsErin Jarvis
- StuntsPeter Szkoda
- StuntsBrian Jagersky
- StuntsDanny Lima
- StuntsTom Bishop Sr.
- Costume DesignerDenise Cronenberg
- Unit Production ManagerNicholas J. Gray
- First Assistant DirectorMichael Zenon
- Second Assistant DirectorRick Kush
- Second Unit First Assistant DirectorMegan Banning
- Second Unit DirectorJeff J.J. Authors
- Second Unit Director of PhotographyPaul Van der Linden
- Set DesignerElis Y. Lam
- Set DesignerMichael Shocrylas
- Set DesignerGordon White
- Second Assistant Art DirectorSarah Low
- Art Department TraineeBrenda McClennin
Themes & keywords
What it's about, really
- usa president
- washington dc, usa
- corruption
- the white house
- politics
- detective
- cover-up
- domestic violence
- surveillance
- secret service
- murder investigation
- framed for murder
- illicit affair
- u.s. secret service agent
Release history · US
When it landed
- Theatrical1997-04-18R
Also known as
International titles
- Meurtre à la maison blancheFR
- Meurtre au 1600CA
- Morderstwo w Białym DomuPL
- Gyilkosság a Fehér HázbanHU
- Убиство у Белој кућиRS
- Murder at 1600 - Delitto alla Casa BiancaIT
- 1600谋杀案CN
- 白宫谋杀案CN
- 火线悍将1600CN
- 惊天杀人陷阱CN
