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Deadly Illusion is a american film of genre Drama directed by Larry Cohen released in USA on 16 october 1987 with Billy Dee Williams
Deadly Illusion (1987)
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Add to a movie listDeadly Illusion is a 1987 action/crime thriller film directed by Larry Cohen and William Tannen. It stars Billy Dee Williams, Vanity and Morgan Fairchild.
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Homicide à Wall Street : Hamberger, un détective privé New-Yorkais notoirement connu pour les nombreuses victimes laissées au terme de ses missions, a été engagé par l'homme d'affaires Alex Burton, qui désire assassiner sa femme. En tentant de prévenir l'épouse du risque qu'elle encourt, il se retrouve nez à nez avec son cadavre. Il ne disposera que de quelques heures pour prouver son innocence...Actors
Billy Dee Williams
(Hamberger)
Vanity
(Rina)
Morgan Fairchild
(Jane Mallory / Sharon Burton)
John Beck
(Alex Burton)
Joseph Cortese
(Detective Paul Lefferts)
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