Overview:
Federal agent Alexandra Barnes believes that Catherine Petersen is a serial killer who marries rich men and then murders them for their money. But since Catherine is seemingly a master of disguise and has multiple identities, Alexandra can't prove anything with conventional detective work. With no other option, she goes undercover, pursuing the same man as Catherine, and hoping that Catherine will slip up and reveal her true identity.| Status: | Released (1987-02-06) |
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| Awards: | 1 nomination |
| BoxOffice: | $25,205,460 |
| Screen: | Ron Bass |
| Productions: | American Entertainment Partners L.P., Amercent Films, 20th Century Fox |
| Production Countries: | United States of America |
| Spoken Languages: | English |
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Casts
- 26513: Debra Winger - Alexandra "Alex" Barnes
- 9207: Theresa Russell - Catharine Petersen
- 17578: Sami Frey - Paul Nuytten
- 2778: Dennis Hopper - Ben Dumers
- 51812: Nicol Williamson - William McCrory
- 12646: Terry O'Quinn - Bruce
- 20904: James Hong - H. Shin
Crews
- 19450: Bob Rafelson - Director - Directing
- 5144: Ronald Bass - Writer - Writing
- 12844: Harold Schneider - Producer - Production
- 6491: John Bloom - Editor - Editing
- 8337: Terry Liebling - Casting - Production
- 8217: Conrad L. Hall - Director of Photography - Camera
- 6357: Michael Small - Original Music Composer - Sound
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Reviews
John Chard
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The female of the species is more deadly than the male. Black Widow is directed by Bob Rafelson and written by Ronald Bass. It stars Debra Winger and Theresa Russell. Music is by Michael Small and cinematography by Conrad L. Hall. Two women. Catherine marries men for their mone ....
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"Black Widow" belongs in the category which seems to be attempting to recapture and recreate the classic film noir of the 1940's (this impression is subtly reinforced here by Michael Small's suitably evocative musical score). We first had "The Postman Always Rings Twice" (1981) and t ....
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