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The Man in the Attic

1995 · 90 min · Director: Graeme Campbell, Graeme Campbell ★ IMDb 5.8 · 317 ratings

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Fact-based drama, set in 1910 Milwaukee, about an older married woman, bored with her husband, and her dead son's friend she takes as a lover and hides in her attic over the next two decades -- an affair that ends in murder.

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The Man in the Attic (1995) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Anxiety 35%, Love 25%, Sadness 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

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The strongest emotional signals are Anxiety, Love, Sadness. Genres: Thriller, Drama, Romance. AI estimate.

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Cast

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Len Cariou

Len Cariou

Joe Heldmann

AC
Alex Carter

AC
Alex Carter

Gary Carson

DD
Deborah Drakeford

DD
Deborah Drakeford

Amy Reddig

MC
Martha Cronyn

TP
Toby Proctor

TP
Toby Proctor

Karl Heldmann

NJ
Nahanni Johnstone

JO
Judith Orban

JO
Judith Orban

Mrs. Meyer

BV
Bruce Vavrina

Detective

RL
Richard Liss

Waiter

JM
James Mainprize

Mayor

PB
Pixie Bigelow

Mayor's Wife

TM
Tedde Moore

Another Wife

SM
Sam Malkin

Guard

CM
Christopher Marren

Charles

JB
James Binkley

Officer

JD
Joy Decker

Nosey Neighbor

Details

Directed by
Graeme Campbell, Graeme Campbell
Written by
Duane Poole, Norman Winski, Tom Swale
Type
Movies
Released
1995
Runtime
90 min
Country
Canada, United States of America
Ratings
★ IMDb 5.8 · 317 ratings
Feels mostly
Anxiety
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