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Buried Alive

1990·94 min

Buried Alive

Directed by Frank Darabont

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A married woman and her lover plot to kill her husband to make off with the insurance money. However, their attempt to murder him using poisonous fish toxins backfires in surprising ways.

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Clint Goodman

Jennifer Jason Leigh

Joanna Goodman

William Atherton

Cort van Owen

Sheriff Sam Eberly

Crew

Jacques Haitkin

Director of Photography

Michel Colombier

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Buried Alive (1990) is about a married woman and her lover plot to kill her husband to make off with the insurance money. However, their attempt to murder him using poisonous fish toxins backfires in surprising ways.

Who directed Buried Alive?

Frank Darabont directed Buried Alive (1990).

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