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Getting Away with Murder is a american film of genre Comedy directed by Harvey Miller released in USA on 12 april 1996 with Dan Aykroyd
Getting Away with Murder (1996)
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Add to a movie listGetting Away with Murder is a 1996 comedy film written and directed by Harvey Miller. The film stars Dan Aykroyd, Jack Lemmon, Lily Tomlin and Bonnie Hunt.
This was the final project for veteran writer and director Harvey Miller. It received poor reviews and was panned by critics.
Synopsis
Jack Lambert's (Dan Aykroyd) neighbor Max Mueller (Jack Lemnon) is revealed on the TV news to be the escaped Nazi war criminal Karl Luger who was sentenced to death by the courts. Under the constant duress of the news media's allegations, Mueller plans to flee to South America.Actors
Dan Aykroyd
(Jack Lambert)
Jack Lemmon
(Mueller / Luger)
Lily Tomlin
(Inga Mueller)
Bonnie Hunt
(Gail Holland)
Brian Kerwin
(Marty Lambert)
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