A Killing in a Small Town, also known as Evidence of Love, is a 1990 American crime drama television film directed by Stephen Gyllenhaal and written by Cynthia Cidre. The film is based on the 1984 non-fiction book Evidence of Love by John Bloom and Jim Atkinson, and stars Barbara Hershey and Brian Dennehy. It premiered on CBS on May 22, 1990. Hershey won the 1990 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress - Miniseries or a Movie.[1]
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Genre | Crime drama |
Based on | Evidence of Love by
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Written by | Cynthia Cidre |
Directed by | Stephen Gyllenhaal |
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Music by | Richard Gibbs |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
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Cinematography | Robert Elswit |
Editor | Harvey Rosenstock |
Running time | 100 minutes |
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Distributor | CBS |
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Original network | CBS |
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A small town is shocked by the brutal ax murder of a woman, Peggy Blankenship. They are even more shocked when the reserved neighboring wife and mother Candy Morrison becomes the chief suspect. During the investigation, she is placed under hypnosis which reveals a different personality completely.
The film is based on the true story of Wylie, Texas housewife Candy Montgomery's alleged murder of Betty Gore in 1980, and is sometimes titled Evidence of Love after the 1984 book from which it was adapted.[2]
Portions of the film, including interior and exterior scenes of Candy Morrison's home, were filmed in Plano, Texas.
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