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A Killing in a Small Town (1990)

A Killing in a Small Town poster
Directed by
Stephen Gyllenhaal
Genre
drama film, crime film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 40m
Rated
16
Rating
5.1 of 10 from 12 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A small Texas community is shaken when a woman is found murdered. The film follows the investigation and the subsequent trial that exposes secrets and tensions among the residents.

tensesoberslow-burninvestigativegrittyatmosphericuneasy

What happens

A Killing in a Small Town, also known as Evidence of Love, is a 1990 American crime drama television film directed by Stephen Gyllenhaal and written by Cynthia Cidre. The film is based on the 1984 non-fiction book Evidence of Love by John Bloom and Jim Atkinson, and stars Barbara Hershey and Brian Dennehy. It premiered on CBS on May 22, 1990. Hershey won an Emmy in 1990 for Lead Actress Outstanding Lead Actress in a Mini-series or Special; the film was also nominated for 3 other Emmy Awards (Brian Dennehy for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Mini-series or a Special, Outstanding Directing in a Mini-series or a Special, and Outstanding Drama/Comedy Special). (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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