| Exception to the Rule | |
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| Directed by | David Winning | 
| Written by |  Shell Danielson  Shuki Levy  | 
| Produced by | James Shavick Jeff Sackman  | 
| Starring |  Kim Cattrall  Eric McCormack Sean Young William Devane  | 
| Cinematography | John Houtman | 
| Edited by | Michael John Bateman | 
| Music by | Richard Bronskill | 
Production company  | Frankfurter Filmproduktion GmbH  | 
| Distributed by |  Artisan Entertainment  Lions Gate Films  | 
Release date  | 
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Running time  | 98 minutes | 
| Countries |  Canada  Germany  | 
| Language | English | 
Exception To The Rule is a 1997 Canadian-German erotic thriller film directed by David Winning and stars Kim Cattrall, Eric McCormack, Sean Young and William Devane.
A married jewel trader is seduced by a beautiful woman while on a business trip. Upon returning home, he receives a video tape in the mail of his tryst and a threat to ruin his marriage if he doesn't turn a shipment of diamonds over to the woman.
It premiered in Japan on April 5, 1997 and in the US as part of the 1997 Houston Film Festival [1] The feature was released on VHS by Artisan Entertainment on June 15, 1999.
Joe Leydon, of Variety , said there's a certain novelty to seeing Young cast against type and Cattrall is good for a few laughs as she throws herself into her devious character with lip-smacking, dirty-mouthed relish. [2]