A Murder of Crows
A Murder of Crows

A Murder of Crows

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1999
1h 42m
6.1(175 votes)
Thriller
Action
Crime

Overview

In the wake of a career-ending scandal, disgraced lawyer Lawson Russell moves to Key West, where he befriends aging novelist Christopher Marlowe. After letting Russell borrow his latest manuscript, Marlowe dies of a heart attack. When Russell publishes the dead man's manuscript under his own name, he makes the best-seller list—and unwittingly becomes the prime suspect in the investigation of a grisly multiple homicide.

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Trilogy Entertainment Group

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Cast & Crew

29 members
Acting

Cuba Gooding Jr.

Lawson Russell

Cuba Gooding Jr.
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Tom Berenger

Clifford Dubose

Tom Berenger
Acting

Marianne Jean-Baptiste

Elizabeth Pope

Marianne Jean-Baptiste
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Eric Stoltz

Thurman Parks III

Eric Stoltz
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Mark Pellegrino

Prof. Arthur Corvus

Mark Pellegrino
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Ashley Laurence

Janine DeVrie

Ashley Laurence
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Carmen Argenziano

Judge Wiley Banning

Carmen Argenziano
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Marisa Petroro

Laura

Marisa Petroro
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Doug Wert

Billy Ray Richardson

Doug Wert
Acting

Gaelle Comparat

Thurman's Girl

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Directing

Nate Adams

James

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Renée Estevez

Reporter

Renée Estevez
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Lochlyn Munro

Norwood

Lochlyn Munro
Acting

Myles O'Brien

Reporter

Myles O'Brien
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Jeremiah Black

Bailiff

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Production

Derek Broes

Agent Manning

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Adrián Colón

Detective

Adrián Colón
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Tara Crespo

Young Woman

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Anastasia Roussel

Clerk

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Renée Estevez

Reporter #2

Renée Estevez
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Ellen Gerstein

Landlady

Ellen Gerstein
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Ron Gural

Neighbor

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Jim Hanna

Tulane Campus Police Officer

Jim Hanna
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Eric James

New Orleans Police Officer

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Michelangelo Kowalski

Con #1

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Julie Letche

Police Officer

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Sonny Mascar

Con #2

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Jim Meskimen

Salesman

Jim Meskimen
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Robert Peters

New Orleans Desk Sergeant

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