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Waking the Dead

Waking the Dead

Sometimes love has a life of it's own.

20006.11h 45m

Overview

A congressional candidate questions his sanity after seeing the love of his life, presumed dead, suddenly emerge.

Directed by Keith Gordon
Written by Scott Spencer, Robert Dillon
Produced by Linda Reisman, Keith Gordon, Stuart Kleinman
Box OfficeBudget: $8.5MRevenue: $327K

Top Cast

Billy Crudup

Billy Crudup

Fielding Pierce

Jennifer Connelly

Jennifer Connelly

Sarah Williams

Paul Hipp

Paul Hipp

Danny Pierce

Hal Holbrook

Hal Holbrook

Isaac Green

Ivonne Coll

Ivonne Coll

Gisela Higgens

Lawrence Dane

Lawrence Dane

Governor Kinosis

Ed Harris

Ed Harris

Jerry Charmichael

Janet McTeer

Janet McTeer

Caroline Pierce

Molly Parker

Molly Parker

Juliet Beck

Larry Marshall

Larry Marshall

Angelo Bertelli

Themes & Keywords

new york citybased on novel or bookpolitics1970spoliticianchilepriestelectiondeathcongressman1980s

About Waking the Dead

Waking the Dead is a mystery, drama, romance film released in 2000 exploring themes of new york city, based on novel or book, politics, 1970s, politician, chile. Directed by Keith Gordon, it stars Billy Crudup, Jennifer Connelly, Paul Hipp. A congressional candidate questions his sanity after seeing the love of his life, presumed dead, suddenly emerge.

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