The Killing Time

"To commit the perfect murder, you need planning, guts, and luck. Practically nobody has luck."

Oct 23 1987 R 1h 34m
Crime, Drama, Romance

After a psychopath murders a man who was on his way to a job as a deputy sheriff in a small California town, he assumes the deputy's identity and arrives in town to start his new 'job'. What he doesn't know is that the recently appointed sheriff and his mistress are plotting to murder her evil husband—and blame it on the new deputy.

Plot

A psychopath murders a man who was on his way to a job as a deputy sheriff in a small California coastal resort town. He takes on the deputy's identity and arrives in town to start his new "job." What he doesn't know is that the recently appointed sheriff and his mistress are plotting to murder her evil husband and blame it on the new deputy.

Written by

Don Bohlinger, James Nathan, Bruce Franklin Singer

Directed by

Rick King

Cast

Beau Bridges, Kiefer Sutherland, Wayne Rogers

Crew

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Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

Tapestry Films

Languages

English

Awards

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