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A Kiss Before Dying

Loving him was easy. Trusting him was deadly.

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A Kiss Before Dying — Plot

Infatuated with the idea of becoming rich, college student Jonathan Corliss secretly dates Dorothy Carlsson to gain the approval of her wealthy father. When Dorothy tells Jonathan that she is pregnant and that her father will deny her inheritance if he finds out, Jonathan murders her, but he stages her death as a suicide. As Jonathan works his way onto Mr. Carlsson's payroll, Dorothy's twin sister, Ellen, investigates the apparent suicide.

  • Release date
  • April 26, 1991
  • Runtime
  • 95 min
  • Genres
  • Mystery, Thriller, Crime
  • Director
  • James Dearden

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A Kiss Before Dying — Cast

Matt Dillon photo Matt Dillon Jonathan Corliss Sean Young photo Sean Young Ellen / Dorothy Carlsson Max von Sydow photo Max von Sydow Thor Carlsson Diane Ladd photo Diane Ladd Mrs. Corliss James Russo photo James Russo Dan Corelli Adam Horovitz photo Adam Horovitz Jay Faraday Martha Gehman photo Martha Gehman Patricia Farren Ben Browder photo Ben Browder Tommy Roussell

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