Deceiver (film)

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Deceiver
Directed by	Jonas Pate Josh Pate
Produced by	Mark Damon Peter Glatzer John Saviano Don Winston
Written by	Jonas Pate Josh Pate
Starring	Tim Roth Chris Penn Michael Rooker Rosanna Arquette Renée Zellweger Ellen Burstyn
Music by	Harry Gregson-Williams
Cinematography	Bill Butler
Editing by	Dan Lebental
Distributed by	Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Release date(s)	31 August 1997 (Venice Film Festival)
Running time	101 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Deceiver, also known as Liar, or Reisser, or even BSer (UK release), is a 1997 murder mystery film. It won Best Cinematography and Best Screenplay at the 1997 Stockholm Film Festival, and the Special Jury Prize at the 1998 Cognac Police Film Festival.

Plot

Textile company heir James Wayland (Tim Roth) is accused of murdering a prostitute named Elizabeth (Renée Zellweger), whose body was found cut in two. The murder is investigated by tough detective Kennesaw (Michael Rooker) and his less experienced partner Braxton (Chris Penn). Wayland is a heavy drinker and compulsive liar, prone to memory losses and periods of violence. He is rich enough to access necessary information, however, and he soon learns his interrogators' own dark secrets - Kennesaw had an affair with Elizabeth to get back at his wife (Rosanna Arquette) for cheating on him, while Braxton has gambling debts with a bookie named Mook (Ellen Burstyn), who is demanding payment.

Cast

• Tim Roth as James Walter Wayland
• Chris Penn as Detective Phillip Braxton
• Ellen Burstyn as Mook
• Renée Zellweger as Elizabeth
• Michael Rooker as Detective Edward Kennesaw
• Rosanna Arquette as Mrs. Kennesaw
• Michael Parks as Dr. Banyard

External links

• Deceiver at the Internet Movie Database