Deceiver (1997)

Directed by Jonas Pate, Josh Pate

Deceiver movie poster

The gruesome death of a prostitute brings suspicion on one of her clients, James Wayland, a brilliant, self-destructive and epileptic heir to a textile fortune. So detectives Braxton and Kennesaw take Wayland in for questioning, thinking they can break the man. But despite his troubles, Wayland is a master of manipulation, and during the interrogation, he begins to turn the tables on the investigators, forcing them to reveal their own sinister sides.

Genre: Mystery, Crime, Drama, Thriller

Language: en

Production

Cinematographer: Bill Butler · Composer: Harry Gregson-Williams · Editor: Dan Lebental · Production Design: John D. Kretschmer

Production: MDP Worldwide

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