Murder at the Presidio | |
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Genre | Mystery |
Written by | Allison Graham |
Directed by | John Fasano |
Starring | Lou Diamond Phillips Victoria Pratt Martin Cummins |
Theme music composer | Roger Bellon |
Country of origin | United States |
Production | |
Producers | Scott W. Anderson Stanley M. Brooks Chad Oakes Ian R. Smith Evan Tylor |
Cinematography | Paul Mitchnick |
Editor | Roger Mattiussi |
Running time | 89 min. |
Production companies | Evolution Films Nomadic Pictures |
Original release | |
Release | May 2, 2005 |
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The film was released on DVD on August 9, 2005. Scott Weinberg of DVD Talk gave the film 2.5 out of 5 stars and judged its replay value worth 1 out of 5 stars. He said the film was too predictable, likening it to an episode of Murder, She Wrote . [1]
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