The Woman Who Sinned is a 1991 American television film directed by Michael Switzer and starring Susan Lucci and Tim Matheson. It was later released in 1992 by Genesis Home Video (UK) as a home video titled Mortal Passion (run time 90 minutes).[1]

The Woman Who Sinned
GenreDrama
Screenplay byDenne Petitclerc
Story byStu Samuels
Directed byMichael Switzer
StarringSusan Lucci
Tim Matheson
Music byDavid Kurtz
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
Production
Executive producerStu Samuels
ProducerSusan Weber-Gold
Production locationLos Angeles
CinematographyDenis Lewiston
EditorNeil Mandelberg
Running time100 minutes
Production companiesSamuels Film Company
World International Network
Original release
NetworkABC
ReleaseNovember 17, 1991 (1991-11-17)

Plot

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Victoria Robeson (Lucci) and her husband Michael (Matheson) are an apparently happily married couple. However Victoria becomes involved in an adulterous affair with Evan Ganns (Dudikoff) who later kills her friend Jane Woodman. Victoria is falsely accused of the murder and is forced to reveal details of her affair to prove her innocence.

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Reception

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The film received negative reviews. According to Joanna Berry in the Radio Times (on line), "More time seems to have been spent on Lucci's wardrobe and hairdo than on the plot"[2] and Hal Erickson at AllMovie wrote that the film was a "melodramatic farrago" for which "the publicity people did their best to suggest that The Woman Who Sinned was reminiscent of Fatal Attraction, simply because both films involved a clandestine love affair and a psycho killer".[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Mortal Passion (1992)". BBFC. Retrieved 7 November 2016.
  2. ^ Joanna Berry. "The Woman Who Sinned – Michael Switzer (1991)". RadioTimes. Immediate Media. Retrieved 7 November 2016.
  3. ^ Hal Erickson. "The Woman Who Sinned (1991) – Synopsis". AllMovie. Retrieved 7 November 2016.
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