2 Movies Directed by James Dearden

Pascali's Island

Pascali's Island

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1988-08-01

Languages:

English

Countries:

UK

Runtime:

104 min

Rated:

PG-13

IMDB Ratings:

6.9 (724 Reviews)

Director:

James Dearden

Genres:

Drama

Cast:

Writer:

James Dearden (screenplay)

Barry Unsworth (novel)

Fullplot:

1908: Pascali, a spy for the Sultan, sends reports to Istanbul that nobody reads. His suspicions are roused when a British archeologist appears, who may not be quite what he seems.

A Kiss Before Dying

A Kiss Before Dying

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1991-04-26

Languages:

English

Countries:

UK, USA

Runtime:

94 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

5.6 (3699 Reviews)

Director:

James Dearden

Cast:

Writer:

Ira Levin (novel)

James Dearden (screenplay)

Fullplot:

Realising his secret girl-friend Dorothy's pregnancy will sour her relations with her ultra-rich father, career-minded Philadelphia student Jonathan Corliss coolly murders her, making it look like suicide. He then moves to New York to woo her twin sister Ellen. All seems to go well for him, although Ellen's continued investigations into what she is convinced was no suicide forces him to kill again.

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