Release Date: 1985
Not Yet Rated|1 hr 39 min
Plot Summary
An amnesiac (Keith Carradine) cannot remember killing a woman and children, but an ex-policeman (Richard Widmark) has no doubt that he did.
Cast: Richard Widmark, Keith Carradine, Michael Beck, Kathleen Quinlan, Gerald Hiken, Don Hood
Director: Douglas Hickox
Genres: Thriller
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