United States / May 03, 1987
3h 5min
Overall average
5.0/10
Plot
This is the story of a minister who's feeling unhappy in his marriage who then has an affair with a church employee, who is also married, and who also has affairs, and whose husband is unwilling to divorce her. One day the minister's wife is found dead, in what appears to be an auto accident, but the highway patrolman who investigated the accident doesn't think that it's an accident but doesn't have enough evidence to justify an investigation. Later, when the woman's husband is killed an investigation begins.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Annabella Price | Sandy Bird |
| Robert Harper | Warren |
| Margot Rose | Nancy Horst |
| M. Emmet Walsh | Vern Humphrey |
| Terry Kinney | Tom Bird |
| Anne E. Curry | Loraine Rule |
| Bruce French | Bruce Linton |
| Lee Garlington | Lorna's Friend |
| Johnny Galecki | Doug Rule |
| Ben Stephenson | Canoeist (uncredited) |
| Don Hood | Sergeant Clayton |
| George McDaniel | Duane Stark |
| Jason Barnhill | Jason Rule |
| Pat Billingsley | Ray |
| Terry Bozeman | Kevin Lloyd |
| Larry Brandenburg | Judge |
| Robert Britton |
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| Joel Colodner | Simon Long |
| Nathan Davis | Doctor |
| Darrell Fetty | Bagwell |
| Patricia Gaul | Paulette |
| Meg Gibson | Cheryl |
| Lee Kessler | Helen |
| Michael Krawic | Bird's Lawyer |
| William Kuhlke | |
| Tony Lincoln | |
| Holmes Osborne | TV Evangelist |
| Mike Pniewski | Shanks |
| Chelcie Ross | Detective |
| Ned Schmidtke | Jeff Ellis |
| Mary Seibel | June Post |
| Ann Whitney | |
| Hillary Wolf | Holly Anderson |
| James Anthony | Phillip Jordan |
| Peter Bakely | Umpire |
| Drew Dimmel | TV Reporter |
| Herk Harvey | Jury Foreman |
| John Stefano | Birds' Neighbor |
| Ben Stephenson | Canoeist |
Genres
CrimeDramaTV Movie
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Murder Ordained |
| Original language | English (EN) |
| Spoken languages | English |
| Production countries | United States of America |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Interscope Communications, Braun Entertainment Group, CBS Entertainment Productions |
| Release date | 3 maggio 1987 |
| Writer | Mike Robe, James Steven Sadwith |
| Cinematography | Terry K. Meade |
| Assistant directors | Mike Robe |
| Camera operators | Terry K. Meade |
| Additional photography | Terry K. Meade |
| Music | Mark Snow |
| Sound | Mark Snow |
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