Somebody Killed Her Husband | |
---|---|
![]() |
|
Directed by | Lamont Johnson |
Produced by | Martin Poll |
Written by | Reginald Rose |
Starring |
Farrah Fawcett-Majors Jeff Bridges John Wood Tammy Grimes John Glover Patricia Elliott Mary McCarty Lawrence Guittard Vincent Robert Santa Lucia Beeson Carroll |
Music by | Alex North |
Cinematography |
Andrew Laszlo Ralf D. Bode |
Production
company |
|
Distributed by | Columbia Pictures |
Release date
|
September 29, 1978 |
Running time
|
97 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Budget | $5.1 million |
Somebody Killed Her Husband is a 1978 American comedy-mystery film directed by Lamont Johnson and written by Reginald Rose. It starred Farrah Fawcett and Jeff Bridges. Also in the cast were John Wood, Tammy Grimes and John Glover.
The film is set in Manhattan, New York City. The plot concerns the efforts of a woman (Fawcett) and her lover (Bridges) to find the murderer of her husband before they are accused of it themselves. The story's climax occurs at the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade. Reginald Rose's screenplay was nominated for an Edgar Allan Poe Award.
The film was not a big hit but the filmmakers made a $1 million profit by pre-selling the film.
This film was also released under the following titles: