

The Beneficiary
1997-01-03 · 97 min · ★ 5.3
Lust, desire and money motivate a greedy woman to murder her philandering rich husband.
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- Directors
- Marc Bienstock
- Production companies
- Playboy Entertainment Group, Magic Hour Pictures, Motion Picture Corporation of America
- Countries
- United States of America
- Status
- Released
Top Cast
Linden AshbyJimmy Price
Suzy AmisConnie Roos
Stacy HaidukLena Girard
Ron SilverGuy Girard
Robert DaviGil Potter
Steven FordBill Girard
Stanley DeSantisWalker
Sam HenningsCaptain Greer
Dan WorenCoroner
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