Death Benefit

4.0 (4 votes)• 1996• 89m•Released

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Steven Keeney is a big corporate lawyer who decides to take on a small-time murder case to discover the true circumstances behind the death of a young girl. Virginia McGinnis is the one suspected of pushing the women off the cliff to collect on a small insurance policy. The further he goes into the case the more he reveals about the background of the suspect. Keeney finds support from others who also want to find out the truth behind the case.

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Production Details

Languages: English

Director: Mark Piznarski

Starring Cast: Peter Horton, Carrie Snodgress, Wendy Makkena, Penny Johnson Jerald, Sharen Camille, Elizabeth Ruscio

Cast

Peter Horton

Steven Keeney

Carrie Snodgress

Virginia McGinnis

Wendy Makkena

Wynn Burkholder

Penny Johnson Jerald

Sylvia Guzman

Sharen Camille

Melissa Wilkens

Elizabeth Ruscio

LouAnne Wilkens

Belita Moreno

Sarah West

Lee de Broux

Mark Vandenberg

Dean Norris

Rod Montgomery

Jack Kehler

Dick Coates

Glenn Morshower

Tim O'Grady

Joan McMurtrey

Dr. Susan Lindsay-Rhodes

Nathan Lawrence

Christian Keeney

Dale Raoul

Mrs. Greene

Fred Ponzlov

Waiter

M.C. Gainey

D.K. Graham

Brittany Ashton Holmes

Cynthia Coates

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