The Great Pretender (1991)

Genre : Drama

Runtime : 1H 33M

Director : Gus Trikonis

Synopsis

A newspaper reporter, who has just won a trial against his newspaper which had fired him, suffers dangerous reprisals at his work.

Actors

Bruce Greenwood
Bruce Greenwood
Earle Brattigan
Jessica Steen
Jessica Steen
Kate Hightower
Gregg Henry
Gregg Henry
Wilson Leer

Crews

Gus Trikonis
Gus Trikonis
Director
Stephen J. Cannell
Stephen J. Cannell
Writer

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