Movie
D.O.A.
Overview
Dexter Cornell, an English Professor becomes embroiled in a series of murders involving people around him. Dexter has good reason to want to find the murderer but hasn't much time. He finds help and comfort from one of his student, Sydney Fuller.
Details
- Release date
- 1988-03-18
- Runtime
- 96 min
- Genres
- Mystery, Thriller
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Touchstone Pictures, Bigelow Productions, Laura Ziskin Productions, Silver Screen Partners III
- Country
- United States of America
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Dennis Quaid as Dexter Cornell
- Meg Ryan as Sydney Fuller
- Charlotte Rampling as Mrs. Fitzwaring
- Daniel Stern as Hal Petersham
- Jane Kaczmarek as Gail Cornell
- Christopher Neame as Bernard
- Robin Johnson as Cookie Fitzwaring
- Robert Knepper as Nicholas Lang
- Jay Patterson as Graham Corey
- Brion James as Detective Ulmer
- Jack Kehoe as Detective Brockton
- Elizabeth Arlen as Elaine Wells
Crew
- Annabel Jankel - Director
- Rocky Morton - Director
- Charles Edward Pogue - Screenplay
- Charles Edward Pogue - Story
- Clarence Greene - Story
- Russell Rouse - Story
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