Winter Kills

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Winter Kills is a 1979 darkly satirical political thriller film about a conspiracy surrounding the assassination of a U.S. president, noted for its star-studded cast and cult status.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf film
political thriller film
satirical film
author Richard Condon
basedOn Winter Kills self-linksurface differs
surface form: Winter Kills (novel)
castMember Anthony Perkins
Belinda Bauer
Dorothy Malone
Eli Wallach
Elizabeth Taylor
Jeff Bridges
John Huston
Ralph Meeker
Richard Boone
Sterling Hayden
Tomas Milian
Toshirō Mifune
cinematographyBy Vilmos Zsigmond
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
describedBySource darkly satirical political thriller about a conspiracy surrounding the assassination of a U.S. president
director William Richert
distributor Embassy Pictures
surface form: Avco Embassy Pictures
editingBy Robert Lawrence
filmingFormat 35 mm film
genre black comedy
conspiracy film
political thriller
satire
hasCultFollowing true
hasTheme media manipulation
political corruption
power and influence in American politics
mainCharacter Nick Kegan
musicBy Maurice Jarre
narrativeLocation United States of America
surface form: United States
notableFor cult status
star-studded cast
originalLanguage English
partOf American conspiracy cinema
plotFocus conspiracy surrounding the assassination of a U.S. president
portrayedBy Jeff Bridges
producer William Richert
publicationDate 1979
releaseDecade 1970s
runtimeMinutes 97
screenwriter William Richert
setInPeriod post-assassination political climate

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Winter Kills basedOn Winter Kills self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Winter Kills (novel)