Dead Before Dawn

Name: Dead Before Dawn
Genre: Drama, Thriller, TV Movie
Released: 1993-01-09
Duration: 2 h
Cast: Cheryl Ladd, Jameson Parker, G.W. Bailey, Kim Coates, Matt Clark

1993, English. Directed by Charles Correll.

Her marriage is over. But her nightmare has just begun.

Based upon a true story. Wife with young family finds life becoming unbearable with her successful, but violent and abusive, husband. After filing for divorce, she quickly learns that her husband, through fear of his personal life embarrassing his clients, has commissioned an assassin to murder her before going to court. Unfortunately, for him, the hired assassin turns out to be an FBI agent. The FBI convince her that she must “pretend” to have been murdered in order to prove her husband’s involvement.

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Runtime: 2h 0m
Post-credits: None listed
Language: English
Rated: R

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Released: 9 January 1993
Country: United States of America
Written by: John A. Ireland Jr., Ricky Blackwood

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Dead Before Dawn runs 120 minutes (2h 0m).

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Who directed Dead Before Dawn?

Dead Before Dawn (1993) was directed by Charles Correll and stars Cheryl Ladd, Jameson Parker, G.W. Bailey.