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Trade Off

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Trade Off

1995

1h 32m

3.8(8 votes)

Drama

Romance

Crime

TV Movie

Overview

A man has an affair with a mysterious woman and shares with her his desire to end his troubled marriage. When his wife is found dead, his lover admits to the killing and persuades him to kill her husband in return.

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10 featured cast members

Starring

Theresa Russell

Theresa Russell

Jackie Daniels

Adam Baldwin

Adam Baldwin

Thomas Hughes

Barry Primus

Barry Primus

Detective Gold

Megan Gallagher

Megan Gallagher

Karen Hughes

Pat Skipper

Pat Skipper

Kirk Daniels

Rod McCary

Rod McCary

Will Hoffman

Richard K. Olsen

Richard K. Olsen

Jack

Julie Upton

Susan

Sandra Thigpen

Sandra Thigpen

Kathleen

Tom Celli

Bixby

Creative team

Directed by: Andrew Lane
Written by: Ed Fitzgerald
Paul Koval
Produced by: Andrew Lane

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