Murder: By Reason of Insanity

Murder: By Reason of Insanity

100 mins | Drama, Crime, TV Movie | Oct. 1, 1985

A married couple from Poland emigrates to the U.S.,. but things don't turn out as well as they had imaged. The husband's business fails, while his wife's career really takes off. The husband, unable to cope with the pressures of his failed business, his failing marriage and the adjustments necessary to live in a completely different society, begins to take out his frustrations on his wife.

Murder: By Reason of Insanity

100 mins | Drama, Crime, TV Movie | Oct. 1, 1985

Murder: By Reason of Insanity
A married couple from Poland emigrates to the U.S.,. but things don't turn out as well as they had imaged. The husband's business fails, while his wife's career really takes off. The husband, unable to cope with the pressures of his failed business, his failing marriage and the adjustments necessary to live in a completely different society, begins to take out his frustrations on his wife.
IMDb rating 6.3
Producers 20th Century Fox Television, Schiller Productions Inc., CBS Entertainment Production
Original title Murder: By Reason of Insanity
Directors Anthony Page
Writers Marilyn Goldstein, Scott Swanton

Cast

Candice Bergen

as Ewa Berwid

Jürgen Prochnow

as Adam Berwid

Hector Elizondo

as Ben Haggarty

Eli Wallach

as Dr. Huffman

Alison La Placa

as Janet Landry

Lee Kessler

as Maggie Teresi

Norman Parker

as Judge Gold

Kent Williams

as Dick Crowell

Keri Houlihan

as Sara Berwid

Justin Gocke

as Daniel Berwid

Arthur Taxier

as Sergeant Mahaaski

Sloane Shelton

as Nurse Karris

Tom Everett

as Mr. Olson

Gary Wichard

as Gerry

Al White

as Staggers

Kavi Raz

as Dr. Honrada

Henry Yuk

as Dr. Chang

Robert Hover

as Tom

Paul Drake

as Donnie

Susan Ruttan

as Judge M. Tyson

Edgar J. Scherick

as Howard Norton

John Welsh

as Salesman

David Haney

as Janitor

Katherine Wallach

as 911 Operator

Karl Lukas

as Speaker at Polish Hall

Sharon Madden

as Dr. Johnson

Kenny Burke

as Pilgrim Inmate

Wendy Crewson

as Irene Tremayne (uncredited)

Clark Johnson

as Technician (uncredited)

Kate Lynch

as Eleanor Sterling (uncredited)

Jan Rubeš

as Giorgi Denerenko (uncredited)

Timothy Webber

as Guy Sterling (uncredited)