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Programme Information

Dark thriller starring Nicolas Cage and Joaquin Phoenix in which a surveillance specialist is hired to discover the truth behind a violent pornographic film found among a dead man's belongings. The investigation he undertakes for the man's widow drags him into the darkest corners of society as he attempts to verify whether the star of the film is alive or not.

Keywords:

Crime, Mystery, Thriller, Murder Mystery, Murder, Movie, Film, Movies, Films

Additional Information:

(1999) (3 Star)

Cast:

Nicolas Cage	.... Tom Welles
Joaquin Phoenix	.... Max California
James Gandolfini	.... Eddie Poole
Peter Stormare	.... Dino Velvet
Anthony Heald	.... Daniel Longdale
Chris Bauer	.... George Higgins/Machine

Supporting Cast:

Catherine Keener	.... Amy Welles
Myra Carter	.... Mrs. Christian
Amy Morton	.... Janet Mathews
Jenny Powell	.... Mary Ann Mathews
Anne Gee Byrd	.... Senator Michaelson
Jack Betts	.... Butler
Luis Oropeza	.... Archive Director
Rachel Singer	.... Neighbor
Don Creech	.... Mr. Anderson

Directors:

Joel Schumacher

Writers:

Andrew Kevin Walker