A Killing Affair
5.6
“The dogs of hell walk the earth and the Devil strides beside”
Peter Weller stars as Baton Morris, a drifter suspected of murder, in this crime drama. A widow (Kathy Baker) living in West Virginia takes in the man (Weller) whom she believes murdered her husband. As she spends more time with him, she begins to fall for him, but continues to question whether or not she can trust him. Directed by David Saperstein and based on a novel by Robert Houston, A Killing Affair features twists and turns up until the end.
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Peter Weller
Baston Morris
Known for
RoboCop
Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, Part 1
Kathy Baker
Maggie Gresham
Known for
Edward Scissorhands
The Age of Adaline
John Glover
Sheb Sheppard
Known for
Smallville
Gremlins 2: The New Batch
Rhetta Hughes
Vinia
Known for
Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song
Amy Fields
Bessie Gresham
Known for
Sleepaway Camp II: Unhappy Campers
Richard Westrick
Warren Gresham
No other roles listed
Trevor Jackson
Eldridge
Susie Hall
Blanche
Known for
Forced Vengeance
Sandi Brannon
Sara
Also in
Dead Aim
Bob Hannah
Stillwell
Known for
Driving Miss Daisy
Coal Miner's Daughter
Bill Smitrovich
Pink Gresham
Known for
Iron Man
Ted
Stuart Culpepper
Mr. Sheppard
Known for
Norma Rae
Night Shadows
David Saperstein Director · Robert Houston Author John Barry Composer
Budget $5M · United States release February 9, 1986 · Produced in United States
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Budget
$5,000,000
Production
Tomorrow Entertainment
Production
United States
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Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
Italy · October 24, 1985
Limited theatrical · MIFED
United States · February 9, 1986
Theatrical
Argentina
February 9, 1993 · Digital · video premiere
Germany
November 17, 1997 · TV · TV premiere
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