
Vertigo(1958)
A retired San Francisco detective suffering from acrophobia investigates the strange activities of an old friend's wife, all the while becoming dangerously obsessed with her.


“She's A Private Investigator Who's Found The Wrong Man But...”
A detective falls for the man she's supposed to be investigating; dire complications follow.

Kiefer Sutherland
Michael Farrow-Smith

Rebecca De Mornay
Derian McCall

Dana Delany
Anthea Farrow-Smith

Adam Baldwin
Captain Wagner

Joanna Cassidy
Maryanne

Michael Ralph
Falco

Robert Jayne
Travis

Neil Flynn
Max
Patrick O'Neal
Carl
Donia Charizia
Geri
The Right Temptation is a mystery, romance, thriller film released in 2000. Directed by Lyndon Chubbuck, it stars Kiefer Sutherland, Rebecca De Mornay, Dana Delany. A detective falls for the man she's supposed to be investigating; dire complications follow.
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