Shadow of a Doubt (1995 film)

Shadow of a Doubt
Genre	Crime Drama
Written by	William J. Coughlin (novel) Brian Dennehy (teleplay) Bill Phillips (teleplay)
Directed by	Brian Dennehy
Starring	Brian Dennehy Bonnie Bedelia
Theme music composer	Jane Ira Bloom
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
Production
Executive producers	Michele Brustin Brian Dennehy David Percelay Richard Brams
Producers	Richard Brams Billy Higgins (consulting producer) Andi Wooten (associate producer)
Cinematography	Neil Roach
Editor	Douglas Ibold
Running time	92 min.
Production companies	Hallmark Entertainment Michele Brustin Productions Scripps Howard Entertainment
Original release
Network	NBC
Release	December 3, 1995

Shawdow of a Doubt is a 1995 American TV movie that was written and directed by its star Brian Dennehy. It was based on a novel by William J. Coughlin. The movie aired in the United States on December 3, 1995.

Plot

Teenage temptress Angel Harwell (Balk) is accused of murdering her father, and Charley Sloan (Dennehy), an alcoholic defense attorney and former lover of her step-mother (Bedelia), comes to rescue.

Cast

• Brian Dennehy as Charley Sloane
• Bonnie Bedelia as Robin Harwell
• Fairuza Balk as Angel Harwell
• Mike Nussbaum as Nate Golden
• Kevin Dunn as Mark Evola
• Joe Grifasi as Sidney Sherman
• Michael MacRae as Walter Figer (as Michael Macrae)
• Ken Pogue as Judge Brown
• Donnelly Rhodes as Williams
• Brent Jennings as Little Mike
• Bruce McGill as Dr. Fred Williams
• Mavor Moore as Max Webster
• Henry Beckman as Judge Mulhern
• Don S. Davis as Kevin Carroll Sr.

Reception

Andy Webb of The Movie Scene awarded the film 3 out of 5 stars, saying that Shadow of a Doubt "ends up entertaining but in a bit of a bad movie way due to the over the top performances and a variety of forced scenes." Nevertheless, he recommended it to fans of Brian Dennehy.

External links

• Shadow of a Doubt at IMDb
• Shadow of a Doubt at the TCM Movie Database
• Shadow of a Doubt at Rotten Tomatoes