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The Beneficiary

The Beneficiary

19975.11h 37m

Overview

Lust, desire and money motivate a greedy woman to murder her philandering rich husband.

Directed by Marc Bienstock
Written by Vladimir Nemirovsky
Produced by David Scott Rubin, Richard Goldberg
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Top Cast

Linden Ashby

Linden Ashby

Jimmy Price

Suzy Amis

Suzy Amis

Connie Roos

Stacy Haiduk

Stacy Haiduk

Lena Girard

Ron Silver

Ron Silver

Guy Girard

Robert Davi

Robert Davi

Gil Potter

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Laura Rogers

Rachel Holmby

Steven Ford

Steven Ford

Bill Girard

Stanley DeSantis

Stanley DeSantis

Walker

Sam Hennings

Sam Hennings

Captain Greer

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Vladimir Nemirovsky

Howard

Themes & Keywords

corruptionmurderrough sexcriminal investigation

About The Beneficiary

The Beneficiary is a thriller, drama film released in 1997 exploring themes of corruption, murder, rough sex, criminal investigation. Directed by Marc Bienstock, it stars Linden Ashby, Suzy Amis, Stacy Haiduk. Lust, desire and money motivate a greedy woman to murder her philandering rich husband.

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