''The Art of Murder'' is a 1999 American-Canadian thriller television film that first aired on the network television on December 14, 1999. It stars

Michael Moriarty Michael Moriarty (born April 5, 1941) is an American-Canadian actor and jazz musician. He received an Emmy Award and Golden Globe Award for his first acting role on American television as a Nazi SS officer in the 1978 mini-series ''Holocaust'' ...

Joanna Pacula Joanna is a feminine given name deriving from from he, יוֹחָנָה, translit=Yôḥānāh, lit=God is gracious. Variants in English include Joan, Joann, Joanne, and Johanna. Other forms of the name in English are Jan, Jane, Janet, Janice ...

Boyd Kestner Boyd Kestner (born November 23, 1964) is an American actor. Kestner starred in '' The Outsiders'' television series, and later became well known for his role as Alex Barth in the television drama '' Knots Landing''. He also appeared in the 1997 D ...

and

Peter Onorati Peter Onorati (born May 16, 1953) is an American actor. He is known for his TV roles as Charlie Howell on ''Civil Wars'' (1991–1993), Mr. Scotto on '' Murder One'' (1995–1997), Stanley Pearson on ''This Is Us'' (2017–2022), and Jeff Mumford ...

Plot

Elizabeth Sheridan (Joanna Pacula), a painter, is married to Cole (Michael Moriarty), who runs a yacht-building company. When Cole becomes abusive, Elizabeth begins an affair with Tony Blanchard (Boyd Kestner), the firm's top designer. When a blackmailer (Peter Onorati) produces incriminating pictures of her and Tony, she and Tony agree to pay, but when murder gets added to the mix, she becomes the obvious suspect.

Cast

as Cole Sheridan *

as Elizabeth Sheridan *

as Tony Blanchard *

as Willie Kassel *Nathaniel Deveaux as Sheriff Powers Crawford * Kathryn Anderson as Tina *Betty Linde as Ora Mae Howell * Mark Brandon as Ken Lothrop *Thomas Miller as Tommy Lothrop *Jaclynn Grad as Casey McHugh *John Nelson as Trooper *John Tierney as Burton Hiasen *Kim Stern as Waitress

Reception

In a review for ''

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'', David Parkinson said in regards of Joanna Pacula's appearance in the film, "Ever since she hit Hollywood in 1983's '' Gorky Park'', Polish-born Joanna Pacula has been slowly sliding down the rankings. This is a pity, as she's an incredibly physical actress in every sense of the word. She certainly deserves better than this tepid thriller." Parkinson summarized the film's plot as "There's a couple of twists that just about pass muster. But whether you'll consider them worth waiting for, after an interminably slow opening, is debatable."

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