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To Kill a Stranger

19861h 28mJuan López Moctezuma

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Cristina Carver (Angelica Maria) finds herself in dire straits after she arrives to spend some time with her TV-reporter husband (Dean Stockwell) who is visiting a Latin American country run by a military dictator. After a car accident one day, Cristina brings the helpful Col. Kostik (Donald Pleasence) home and then kills him in self-defense when he violently attempts to rape and murder her. Terrified, she covers up her act and hides the body, yet in spite of her husband's efforts to protect her, a local police detective starts to figure out what really happened.

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What is To Kill a Stranger (1986) about?

Cristina Carver (Angelica Maria) finds herself in dire straits after she arrives to spend some time with her TV-reporter husband (Dean Stockwell) who is visiting a Latin American country run by a military dictator. After a car accident one day, Cristina brings the helpful Col. Kostik (Donald Pleasence) home and then kills him in self-defense when he violently attempts to rape and murder her.…

Who stars in To Kill a Stranger?

To Kill a Stranger stars Angélica María (Christina Carver), Dean Stockwell (John Carver), Donald Pleasence (Col. Kostik), Aldo Ray (Inspector Benedict), Juan López Moctezuma (Albert Morell). The film was directed by Juan López Moctezuma.

How long is To Kill a Stranger?

To Kill a Stranger has a runtime of 1 min and premiered in 1986.

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