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Murder at the Presidio (2005)

Murder at the Presidio poster
Directed by
John Fasano
Genre
mystery film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 29m
Rated
R
Rating
5.2 of 10 from 11 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A detective looks into a robbery and murder at a military base in San Francisco. The case unfolds in a straightforward way.

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What happens

Murder at the Presidio is a 2005 American made-for-TV murder mystery film directed by John Fasano and starring Lou Diamond Phillips, Victoria Pratt and Martin Cummins. Phillips plays a military detective investigating a robbery-homicide in the Presidio military base in San Francisco. Principal photography for the film was done in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. The film was released on DVD on August 9, 2005. Scott Weinberg of DVD Talk gave the film 2.5 out of 5 stars and judged its replay value worth 1 out of 5 stars. He said the film was too predictable, likening it to an episode of Murder, She Wrote. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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