The Stepmother (1972 film)
Appearance
The Stepmother | |
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Directed by | Howard L. Avedis |
Screenplay by | Howard L. Avedis |
Produced by | Howard L. Avedis |
Starring | Alejandro Rey John Anderson Katherine Justice Larry Linville Marlene Schmidt |
Cinematography | Jack Beckett |
Edited by | Ralph J. Hall Tony De Zarraga |
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Release date |
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Running time | 94 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
The Stepmother is a 1972 suspense film directed and produced by Howard L. Avedis and released theatrically in the U.S. by Crown International Pictures. It stars Alejandro Rey as an architect who murders a client he suspects is having an affair with his wife.[1]
Cast
- Alejandro Rey as Frank Delgado
- John Anderson as Inspector Darnezi
- Katherine Justice as Margo Delgado
- Larry Linville as Dick Hill
- Marlene Schmidt as Sonya Hill
- Claudia Jennings as Rita
- Rudy Herrera Jr. as Steve Delgado
Awards
Composer Sammy Fain and lyricist Paul Francis Webster were nominated for the Academy Award for Best Original Song for "Strange Are the Ways of Love."[1]
Reception
Leonard Maltin, writing in Leonard Maltin's Movie Guide, gave the film one-and-a-half-stars, commenting that, "Rey is okay as anti-hero of this cheapie murder-suspenser in the Hitchcock mold."[2]
See also
References
- ^ a b "The Stepmother (1972)". AFI Catalog of Feature Films. American Film Institute. Retrieved January 13, 2018.
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(help) - ^ Maltin, Leonard (2008). Leonard Maltin's 2009 Movie Guide. Penguin. p. 1317. ISBN 0452289785.
External links
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