Movie
Sleeping with the Enemy
Overview
A young woman fakes her own death in an attempt to escape her nightmarish marriage, but discovers it is impossible to elude her controlling husband.
Details
- Release date
- 1991-01-13
- Runtime
- 99 min
- Genres
- Drama, Thriller
- Status
- Released
- Production
- 20th Century Fox, Leonard Goldberg Productions
- Country
- United States of America
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Julia Roberts as Laura Burney / Sara Walters
- Patrick Bergin as Martin Burney
- Kevin Anderson as Ben Woodward
- Elizabeth Lawrence as Chloe Williams
- Kyle Secor as John Fleishman
- Tony Abatemarco as Locke
- Claudette Nevins as Dr. Rissner
- Marita Geraghty as Julie
- Nancy Fish as Woman on Bus
- Harley Venton as Garber
- Sandi Shackelford as Edna
- Bonnie Johnson as Mrs. Nepper
Crew
- Joseph Ruben - Director
- Ronald Bass - Screenplay
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