CinemaOSMovie · 1995 · 1h 28m

Death in Small Doses

We all have a secret. Hers is a killer.

65%(2)IMDbCrimeDramaThrillerTV Movie

One night Nancy Lyon awakes in pain and dies shortly after - poisoned with arsenic. Her family immediately suspects her husband Richard, who left her temporarily the year before because of an affair. Especially Nancy's brother is keen on getting the children away from the suspected murderer. All evidence points against Richard, but in court Richard surprisingly presents proof that his wife had depressions and maybe killed herself - or are these proofs just fake? -- Depicts an authentic case.

Directed bySondra Locke

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Status
Released
Runtime
1h 28m
Language
EN
Released
January 16, 1995
Studios
ABCRobert Greenwald Productions

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1 video
Official Trailer

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Featuring

Cast & crew

10 credited
Starring
Richard Thomas

Richard Thomas

Richard Lyon

Tess Harper

Tess Harper

Jerri Sims

Glynnis O'Connor

Glynnis O'Connor

Nancy Lyon

Shawn Elliott

Shawn Elliott

Detective Ortega

Gary Frank

Gary Frank

Bill Dillard Jr.

Matthew Posey

Matthew Posey

Guthrie

Evan Rachel Wood

Evan Rachel Wood

Anna

Collin Wilcox Paxton

Collin Wilcox Paxton

Mrs. Dillard

Ann Hearn

Ann Hearn

Ellen Chandler

Mitchell Laurance

Mitchell Laurance

Dr. Langston-Nancy’s Doctor

Creative team
Directed by
Sondra Locke
Sondra Locke
Written by
Scott Swanton
Produced by
Philip K. Kleinbart

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