Murder at 1600

Murder at 1600

This address changes all the rules.

R 1997 · 107 min · ★ 6.1 · Action, Drama, Mystery, Thriller, Crime

A secretary is found dead in a White House bathroom during an international crisis, and Detective Harlan Regis is in charge of the investigation. Despite resistance from the Secret Service, Regis partners with agent Nina Chance. As political tensions rise, they learn that the crime could be part of an elaborate cover-up. Framed as traitors, the pair, plus Regis' partner, break into the White House in order to expose the true culprit.

Directed by Dwight H. Little · Written by David Hodgin

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Wesley Snipes Detective Harlan Regis
Diane Lane Agent Nina Chance
Daniel Benzali Agent Nick Spikings
Dennis Miller Detective Steve Stengel
Alan Alda Jordan
Ronny Cox President Jack Neil
Tate Donovan Kyle Neil
Tom Wright Cooper
Harris Yulin General Clark Tully
Diane Baker Kitty Neil
Nicholas Pryor Paul Moran
Charles Rocket Jeffrey

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