Death in Small Doses
We all have a secret. Hers is a killer.
1995 | 88m | English
Popularity: 0.6 (history)
| Director: | Sondra Locke |
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| Writer: | Scott Swanton |
| Staring: |
| One night Nancy Lyon awakes in pain and dies shortly after - poisoned with arsenic. Her family immediately suspects her husband Richard, who left her temporarily the year before because of an affair. Especially Nancy's brother is keen on getting the children away from the suspected murderer. All evidence points against Richard, but in court Richard surprisingly presents proof that his wife had depressions and maybe killed herself - or are these proofs just fake? -- Depicts an authentic case. | |
| Release Date: | Jan 16, 1995 |
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| Director: | Sondra Locke |
| Writer: | Scott Swanton |
| Genres: | Crime, Drama, TV Movie, Thriller |
| Keywords | based on true story, woman director |
| Production Companies | Robert Greenwald Productions, ABC |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Jan 30, 2026 Entered: Apr 20, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Richard Thomas | Richard Lyon |
| Tess Harper | Jerri Sims |
| Glynnis O'Connor | Nancy Lyon |
| Shawn Elliott | Detective Ortega |
| Gary Frank | Bill Dillard Jr. |
| Matthew Posey | Guthrie |
| Evan Rachel Wood | Anna |
| Collin Wilcox Paxton | |
| Ann Hearn | |
| Mitchell Laurance | |
| Richard K. Olsen | |
| Andrea Powell | Bridget |
| Susan Rohrer | Mary Helen Dillard |
| Sean Bridgers | Mr. Carter |
| Michael Genevie | Dr. Frawley |
| Caroline Dollar | Allison |
| Ralph Wilcox | Trial Judge |
| Terry Loughlin | Mr. Webster |
| Bonnie Johnson | Jury Foreman |
| Tommy Faircloth | Surprise Witness (uncredited) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Scott Swanton | Writer |
| John W. Wheeler | Editor |
| Shana Landsburg | Casting |
| Elayne Barbara Ceder | Production Design |
| Daniel Loren May | Set Decoration |
| Nancy G. Fox | Costume Design |
| Vincent Fauci | Key Makeup Artist |
| Rita Parillo | Key Hair Stylist |
| G. Michael Graham | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Steven R. Smith | Sound Mixer |
| Lexie Longstreet | Script Supervisor |
| Sondra Locke | Director |
| William A. Fraker | Director of Photography |
| Jeff Rona | Original Music Composer |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Philip K. Kleinbart | Producer |
| Carla Singer | Executive Producer |
| Michael W. Stroud | Associate Producer |
| Robert Greenwald | Executive Producer |
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