A Perfect Murder

A Perfect Murder
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Andrew Davis
Written by	Patrick Smith Kelly
Based on	Dial M for Murder by Frederick Knott
Produced by	Arnold Kopelson Anne Kopelson Peter MacGregor-Scott Christopher Mankiewicz
Starring	Michael Douglas Gwyneth Paltrow Viggo Mortensen David Suchet
Cinematography	Dariusz Wolski
Edited by	Dov Hoenig Dennis Virkler
Music by	James Newton Howard
Production company	Kopelson Entertainment
Distributed by	Warner Bros.
Release date	June 5, 1998 (1998-06-05)
Running time	107 minutes
Country	United States
Languages	English Arabic
Budget	$60 million
Box office	$128 million

A Perfect Murder is a 1998 American crime thriller film directed by Andrew Davis and starring Michael Douglas, Gwyneth Paltrow, and Viggo Mortensen. It is a remake of Alfred Hitchcock's 1954 film Dial M for Murder, though the characters' names have been changed and much of the plot has been rewritten and altered from its original form. Loosely based on the play by Frederick Knott, the screenplay was written by Patrick Smith Kelly.^[1]