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Winter Kills

Winter Kills

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19795.81h 37m

Overview

The younger brother of an assassinated US President is led down a rabbit hole of conspiracies and dead ends after learning of a man claiming to be the real shooter.

Directed by William Richert
Written by Richard Condon, William Richert
Produced by Fred C. Caruso, Daniel H. Blatt
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Top Cast

Jeff Bridges

Jeff Bridges

Nick Kegan

John Huston

John Huston

Pa Kegan

Anthony Perkins

Anthony Perkins

John Cerruti

Eli Wallach

Eli Wallach

Joe Diamond

Sterling Hayden

Sterling Hayden

Z.K. Dawson

Dorothy Malone

Dorothy Malone

Emma Kegan

Tomas Milian

Tomas Milian

Frank Mayo

Belinda Bauer

Belinda Bauer

Yvette Malone

Ralph Meeker

Ralph Meeker

Gameboy Baker

Toshirō Mifune

Toshirō Mifune

Keith

Themes & Keywords

assassination of president

About Winter Kills

Winter Kills is a drama, mystery, thriller, comedy film released in 1979 exploring themes of assassination of president. Directed by William Richert, it stars Jeff Bridges, John Huston, Anthony Perkins. The younger brother of an assassinated US President is led down a rabbit hole of conspiracies and dead ends after learning of a man claiming to be the real shooter.

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