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Love, Lies and Murder
GenreDrama
Written byDanielle Hill
Directed byRobert Markowitz
StarringClancy Brown
Sheryl Lee
Moira Kelly
Theme music composerCharles Bernstein
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
Production
ProducerJay Benson
CinematographyIsidore Mankofsky
EditorsDavid Beatty
Jerrold D. Ludwig
Running time240 minutes
Production companiesRepublic Pictures
Two Short Productions
Original release
NetworkNBC
ReleaseFebruary 17 (1991-02-17) –
February 18, 1991 (1991-02-18)

Love, Lies, and Murder is a 1991 American miniseries starring Clancy Brown, Sheryl Lee, Moira Kelly, Tom Bower, John Ashton, and Cynthia Nixon. It is based on the 1985 murder of Linda Bailey Brown and Ann Rule's book If You Really Loved Me. The miniseries is four hours long and aired on NBC in two parts, the first on February 17, 1991 and the second on February 18, 1991.[1] Lifetime airs the miniseries.

Plot

In 1985, Cinnamon Brown kills her stepmother by shooting her. Although she confessed to the crime, the lack of motive propels investigators to delve deeper into the case, and discover that there is far more to it than originally thought.

Cast

Reception

Ken Tucker of Entertainment Weekly gave the film an A- in his review.[2] Love, Lies and Murder was released in DVD format on July 24, 2012. Contrary to what some believe, this DVD version is not a bootleg as it was released by CBS Home Entertainment as a DVD-R which is Manufactured On Demand. Love, Lies and Murder was also released on Home Video on January 27, 1992 as a two-tape set and as a four side two disc Laserdisc set.

The second part was the second-highest viewed primetime show for the week of February 18–24, 1991 while, however, the first part was the 23rd most-watched show of the prior week, where it was beat in the ratings by the special titled Very Best of Ed Sullivan.[citation needed]

References

  1. ^ Willman, Chris (February 16, 1991). "A Leisurely Tale of 'Love, Lies, Murder'". Los Angeles Times. Tribune Company. Retrieved January 3, 2011.
  2. ^ Tucker, Ken (February 15, 1991). "Love, Lies and Murder (1991)". Entertainment Weekly. Time Inc. Retrieved January 3, 2011.


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