Escape Clause (1996)
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Directors
Brian Trenchard-Smith
Cast
Andrew McCarthy, Connie Britton, Paul Sorvino
The story
The film is a murder mystery about an insurance agent/advertising executive (Andrew McCarthy) accused of his wife's murder. He claims that his wife had paid a hit-man/contract killer/assassin to eliminate him - but she is killed before he can discover the truth about the allegation.
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mystery film
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