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Black Widow (1987) [R]

Release Date:
February 6, 1987

Original Title:
Black Widow

Alternate Titles:
Διαβολική χήρα

Genres:
Thriller

Production Companies:
20th Century Fox
Amercent Films
American Entertainment Partners L.P.

Production Countries:
United States of America

Ratings / Certifications:
DE: 12  FR: TP  GB: 15  JP: G  US: R 

Runtime: 102

She mates and she kills.

Overview from TheMovieDB

Federal agent Alexandra Barnes believes that Catherine Petersen is a serial killer who marries rich men and then murders them for their money. But since Catherine is seemingly a master of disguise and has multiple identities, Alexandra can't prove anything with conventional detective work. With no other option, she goes undercover, pursuing the same man as Catherine, and hoping that Catherine will slip up and reveal her true identity.

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Additional Photography:
Al Giddings

Casting:
Terry Liebling

Costume Design:
Patricia Norris

Director:
Bob Rafelson

Director of Photography:
Conrad L. Hall

Editor:
John Bloom

Executive Producer:
Laurence Mark

Hairstylist:
Toni-Ann Walker
Robert L. Stevenson

Makeup Artist:
Dorothy J. Pearl
Nadia DiPaulo

Original Music Composer:
Michael Small

Producer:
Harold Schneider

Production Design:
Gene Callahan

Set Decoration:
Jim Duffy
Buck Henshaw
Rick Simpson

Sound Re-Recording Mixer:
Kevin F. Cleary
Don J. Bassman
Richard Overton

Special Effects:
Allen Hall
Jerry D. Williams

Still Photographer:
Elliott Marks

Stunts:
Marcia Holley
Julie Robinson

Writer:
Ronald Bass

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