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Crimes of Passion(1984)
Status: Released
Date: 1984-10-19
63%
176 Votes
Time: 1h 47m
It's a Lovely Life.
Overview:
Fashion designer Joanna Crane leads a double life. By night she is China Blue, a prostitute who's attracted the attention of a sexually frustrated private detective, and a psychopathic priest in possession of a murderous sex toy.
Languages: English.
Countries:
United States of America
ProductionCompanies: 
China Blue Productions
Planet Productions
Movie: Crimes of Passion
Top 10 Billed Cast
Kathleen Turner
Joanna Crane / China Blue
Anthony Perkins
Reverend Peter Shayne
John Laughlin
Bobby Grady
Annie Potts
Amy Grady
Bruce Davison
Donny Hopper
Norman Burton
Lou Bateman
Stephen Lee
Jerry
Gordon Hunt
Group Leader
Dan Gerrity
Group Member #1
Terri Hoyos
Group Member #2
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