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6.0The gruesome death of a prostitute brings suspicion on one of her clients, James Wayland, a brilliant, self-destructive and epileptic heir to a textile fortune. So detectives Braxton and Kennesaw take Wayland in for questioning, thinking they can break the man. But despite his troubles, Wayland is a master of manipulation, and during the interrogation, he begins to turn the tables on the investigators, forcing them to reveal their own sinister sides.
Cast
- Tim Roth as James Walter Wayland
- Michael Rooker as Detective Edward Kennesaw
- Renée Zellweger as Elizabeth
- Chris Penn as Detective Phillip Braxton
- Rosanna Arquette as Mrs. Kennesaw
- Karina Logue as Sorority Girl
Themes
- prostitute
- murder
- textile company
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- crime film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Director
- Josh Pate
- Screenwriter
- Jonas Pate
- Composer
- Harry Gregson-Williams
- Producer
- Mark Damon
- Production company
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
- Cinematographer
- Bill Butler
- Duration
- 101
- FilmAffinity ID
- 820563
- Distribution format
- video on demand
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- publication date
- 1998-08-06
- title
- Deceiver
- distributed by
- Netflix
- review score
- 42%
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Scharfe Täuschung (Originaltitel: Deceiver bzw. Liar) ist ein US-amerikanischer Kriminalfilm mit Chris Penn, Tim Roth und Renée Zellweger aus dem Jahr 1997. Die Regie führten Jonas Pate und Josh Pate, die ebenfalls Autoren des Drehbuchs sind.
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