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Murder is a fairly diverting game of whodunit, like a big-screen version of Clue, until it sinks into routine thriller antics and wraps up preposterously.
Susan Wloszczyna, USA Today
Murder at 1600
This address changes all the rules.
1997 · 1h 47m · R
Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Directed by
Dwight H. Little
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Murder at 1600
Overview
A secretary is found dead in a White House bathroom during an international crisis, and Detective Harlan Regis is in charge of the investigation. Despite resistance from the Secret Service, Regis partners with agent Nina Chance. As political tensions rise, they learn that the crime could be part of an elaborate cover-up. Framed as traitors, the pair, plus Regis' partner, break into the White House in order to expose the true culprit.
Director and cast
- Dwight H. Little Director
- Wesley Snipes as Detective Harlan Regis
- Diane Lane as Agent Nina Chance
- Daniel Benzali as Agent Nick Spikings
- Dennis Miller as Detective Steve Stengel
- Alan Alda as Jordan
- Ronny Cox as President Jack Neil
- Tate Donovan as Kyle Neil
- Tom Wright as Cooper
- Harris Yulin as General Clark Tully
- Diane Baker as Kitty Neil
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