Deceived

Deceived

She Thought She Had The Perfect Life. But She Was Dead Wrong.

PG-13 1991 · 104 min · ★ 5.8 · Thriller

The murder of a museum curator places art dealer Jack Saunders under suspicion for selling forged treasures to museums. When Jack suddenly dies in a car crash, his wife Adrienne tries to discover what he did on her own. She finds that she knew little about the man she was married to. The more she learns about her husband's possible illegal activities and double life, the more she places her daughter, and herself, in grave danger.

Directed by Damian Harris · Written by Mary Agnes Donoghue

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Goldie Hawn Adrienne
John Heard Jack
Ashley Peldon Mary
Robin Bartlett Charlotte
Tom Irwin Harvey
Amy Wright Evelyn
Kate Reid Rosalie
Jan Rubeš Tomasz
Damon Redfern Maitre d'
Charles Kassatly Waiter
Beatrice Straight Adrienne's Mother
George R. Robertson Adrienne's Father

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