The Killing Time (1987)

MovieAction, Thriller, Mystery, Romance1h 34m
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After a psychopath murders a man who was on his way to a job as a deputy sheriff in a small California town, he assumes the deputy's identity and arrives in town to start his new 'job'. What he doesn't know is that the recently appointed sheriff and his mistress are plotting to murder her evil husband—and blame it on the new deputy.

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Beau BridgesBeau BridgesSam WayburnKiefer SutherlandKiefer SutherlandThe StrangerWayne RogersWayne RogersJake Winslow
Camelia Kath
Camelia KathLaura WinslowJoe Don BakerJoe Don BakerCarl CunninghamJanet CarrollJanet CarrollLila DaggettGracie HarrisonGracie HarrisonMary Ellen Knoeller
Harvey Vernon
Harvey VernonDick

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