Drama ·Thriller · United States of America · 1979 · 1h 40m

Natural Enemies

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Director
Jeff Kanew
Cast
Hal Holbrook as Paul Steward Louise Fletcher as Miriam Steward Peter Armstrong as Tony Steward Elizabeth Berridge as Sheila Steward José Ferrer as Harry Rosenthal Viveca Lindfors as Psychiatrist
Crew
Richard E. Brooks — Director of Photography Jeff Kanew — Editor Jeff Kanew — Screenplay Julius Horwitz — Novel John E. Quill — Producer Peggy Farrell — Costume Design
Synopsis

Paul Steward, editor of a scientific journal, considers his life to be an empty failure. Awake one morning after a sleepless night, he comes to a decision: this evening he will take a rifle and shoot and kill his wife, their three children and then himself.

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Mood & Themes
suicideprostitutecynicalmagazine editorbipolar disorder
Key Collaborators
Jeff Kanew Director Richard E. Brooks Director of Photography Jeff Kanew Editor Jeff Kanew Screenplay Julius Horwitz Novel John E. Quill Producer Peggy Farrell Costume Design
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