“Selma” & “Just Mercy” are Streaming Free Until the End of June
Two movies that do a fantastic job in conveying the ongoing struggle for racial justice are Selma (2014) and Just Mercy (2019).
To Kill a Stranger (1987)
Cristina Carver (Angelica Maria) finds herself in dire straits after she arrives to spend some time with her TV-reporter husband (Dean Stockwell) who is visiting a Latin American country run by a military dictator. After a car accident one day, Cristina brings the helpful Col. Kostik (Donald Pleasence) home and then kills him in self-defense when he violently attempts to rape and murder her. Terrified, she covers up her act and hides the body, yet in spite of her husband's efforts to protect her, a local police detective starts to figure out what really happened.
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Cristina Carver (Angelica Maria) finds herself in dire straits after she arrives to spend some time with her TV-reporter husband (Dean Stockwell) who is visiting a Latin American country run by a military dictator. After a car accident one day, Cristina brings the helpful Col. Kostik (Donald Pleasence) home and then kills him in self-defense when he violently attempts to rape and murder her. Terrified, she covers up her act and hides the body, yet in spite of her husband's efforts to protect her, a local police detective starts to figure out what really happened.
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Genre:Crime, Thriller
Written By:Morrie Ruvinsky, Emerich Oross, Rafael Buñuel, Michael Elliot, Juan López Moctezuma
In Theaters:11/18/1987
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Runtime:88 minutes
Studio:Angel films, Radio Video Productions, Star World Productions
Cast
Juan López Moctezuma
Director
Angélica María
Christina Carver
Dean Stockwell
John Carver
Donald Pleasence
Col. Kostik
Aldo Ray
Inspector Benedict
Juan López Moctezuma
Albert Morell
Sergio Aragonés
Maj. Keller
Ken Grant
Tom
Jill Franklyn
Susan
Rick Sharp
Benedict's assistant
Juan José Gurrola
Truck driver
José Ángel Espinosa 'Ferrusquilla'
Gas attendant
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