Is it a crime of passion, or an act of treason?
Navy Lt. Tom Farrell meets a young woman, Susan Atwell, and they share a passionate fling. Farrell then finds out that his superior, Defense Secretary David Brice, is also romantically involved with Atwell. When the young woman turns up dead, Farrell is put in charge of the murder investigation. He begins to uncover shocking clues about the case, but when details of his encounter with Susan surface, he becomes a suspect as well.
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Earnest, grave, classical in form and plot-driven.
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- gravecomic
- classical in formformally daring
- character-ledplot-driven
- unpretentiousprestige
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Cast
- Kevin CostnerLt. Cmdr. Tom Farrell
- Gene HackmanDefense Secretary David Brice
- Sean YoungSusan Atwell
- Will PattonScott Pritchard
- Howard DuffSenator William 'Billy' Duvall
- George DzundzaSam Hesselman
- Jason BernardMajor Donovan
- ImanNina Beka
- Fred ThompsonCIA Director Marshall
- Leon RussomKevin O'Brien
Crew
- Roger DonaldsonDirector
- Robert GarlandScreenplay
- Kenneth FearingNovel
- John AlcottDirector of Photography
- Maurice JarreOriginal Music Composer
- Neil TravisEditor
- William HoyEditor
- Robert GarlandProducer
- Laura ZiskinProducer
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