The Personal Life of Mr. Phelps
The Personal Life of Mr. Phelps
1987, English. Directed by David E. Tolchinsky.
A TV spy listens to his familiar tape recorder as a couple dines. This seemingly innocuous beginning builds and eventually boils over into a complex and intriguing auditory and visual experience filled with love, suspicion and violence.
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- 0h 12m
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- Language
- English
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- Released
- 1 January 1987
- Country
- United States of America
- Written by
- David E. Tolchinsky
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The Personal Life of Mr. Phelps runs 12 minutes (0h 12m).
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The Personal Life of Mr. Phelps isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 1 January 1987. (Checked 14 November 2026.)
What movies are like The Personal Life of Mr. Phelps?
If you liked The Personal Life of Mr. Phelps, try Bottle Rocket, Porridge, Psycho Therapy: The Shallow Tale of a Writer Who Decided to Write About a Serial Killer.
Who directed The Personal Life of Mr. Phelps?
The Personal Life of Mr. Phelps (1987) was directed by David E. Tolchinsky and stars Bill Bassett, Dennis Dimster, Debra Kahn Tolchinsky.