The honeymoon killers / a Roxanne Company production from Cinerama Releasing Corporation ; Warren Steibel presents ; produced by Warren Steibel ; written & directed by Leonard Kastle.
Publisher:
Criterion Collection,
Copyright Date:
2003
Description:
1 videodisc (108 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Shirley Stoler, Tony Lo Bianco, Mary Jane Higby, Doris Roberts, Kip McArdle, Marilyn Chris, Dorothy Duckworth, Barbara Cason. Originally released as a motion picture in 1969. Letterboxed. Special features: new video interview with writer/director Leonard Kastle; illustrated essay by Scott Christianson about the true crime story of "Lonely hearts" killers Ray Fernandez and Martha Beck; original theatrical trailer; cast and crew biographies by film historian Bruce Eder; new booklet essay by critic Gary Giddins.
Summary:
Martha is sullen, overweight and lonely. Through the Friendship Club, she strikes up a correspondence with Ray, a sauve charismatic smooth-talker who could be the man of her dreams. A stark portrayal of the desperate lengths to which a lonely heart will go in order to find true love. From brutally immoral killings to a passion that transcends all bounds.
This resource is supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by State Library of Iowa.