How to Murder Your Wife (2015): Cast & Plot
How to Murder Your Wife is a 2015 comedy drama directed by Riccardo Pellizzeri, starring Geraldine Brophy as Betty Benning, Cohen Holloway and Mark Mitchinson. It runs 1 hour 37 minutes.
- Released
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- 1h 37m (97 min)
- Director
- Riccardo Pellizzeri
- Original language
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English - Studio
- Screentime
- After the credits
- No No extra scene
What Is How to Murder Your Wife About?
The premise of How to Murder Your Wife without spoilers. The whole story is in the plot summary further down.
A Black Comedy in Six Bits A black comedy based on the true story of Alfred Benning’s outlandish attempts to murder his overbearing wife in 1977.
How to Murder Your Wife Cast & Characters
Geraldine Brophy leads the cast as Betty Benning, with Cohen Holloway as Dave Fenchurch and Mark Mitchinson as Mike Bungay. Directed by Riccardo Pellizzeri; 23 actors are credited in all.
- Director Riccardo Pellizzeri
- Geraldine Brophy as Betty Benning
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Cohen Holloway as Dave Fenchurch - Mark Mitchinson as Mike Bungay
- Todd Lasance as Mark Everitt
Also Starring in How to Murder Your Wife
· 19 more- Simon Smith Tim Belcher
- Ben Fransham Media Man
- Sophie Hambleton Geraldine Earp
- Edward Clendon BJ
- Vanessa Stacey Rita Downes
- Paul Yates Larsen
- Simon O'Connor Alf Benning
- Holly Shanahan Tracey Lee
- Hilary Norris Annie Cousins
- Shane Bartle Turkington
- Mike Minogue Nervous Burgess
- Paul McLaughlin Peter Doone
- Alison Quigan Maria Nieuwlaar
- John Chalmers Jess Earp
- Adam Brookfield Don the Neighbour
- Ray Henwood Justice O'Regan
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- Boni Tukiwaho Carmen
- Kirsty Bruce Hooker
- Steven Maxwell Totty
More from Riccardo Pellizzeri
One more film directed by Riccardo Pellizzeri: The Monster of Mangatiti.
How to Murder Your Wife Plot Summary
What happens in How to Murder Your Wife from start to finish, spoilers included, with a timeline of 15 key events. The opening is below; the full summary is a 3-minute read.
Spoilers ahead
Stanley Ford is a celebrated newspaper cartoonist who lives a carefree bachelor life in a New York City townhouse, backed by a loyal and perceptive valet named Charles Firbank. His wildly popular, widely syndicated comic strip about a secret agent named Bash Brannigan blends reality and fiction, with Stanley insisting that Brannigan only do what Stanley himself would actually do, a truth he reinforces by acting out scenes and letting Charles photograph them as visual references for his drawings.
Full summary
The whole story of How to Murder Your Wife, scene by scene
How Well Do You Know How to Murder Your Wife?
10 questions about the story, each with a hint if you get stuck. Pick an answer to see whether you were right.
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How to Murder Your Wife Also Known As
Also known as “Как убить свою жену”.
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- Как убить свою жену
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How to Murder Your Wife FAQ: Cast, Runtime & Release Date
Runtime, release date, director, cast and post-credit scenes of How to Murder Your Wife, each answered in a sentence.
How long is How to Murder Your Wife?
How to Murder Your Wife runs 1 hour 37 minutes (97 minutes).
When was How to Murder Your Wife released?
How to Murder Your Wife was released on August 16, 2015.
Who directed How to Murder Your Wife?
How to Murder Your Wife was directed by Riccardo Pellizzeri.
More films by Riccardo Pellizzeri Who is in the cast of How to Murder Your Wife?
How to Murder Your Wife stars Geraldine Brophy as Betty Benning, Cohen Holloway as Dave Fenchurch and Mark Mitchinson as Mike Bungay, among 23 credited actors.
Does How to Murder Your Wife have a post-credit scene?
No. How to Murder Your Wife has no extra scene during or after the credits.
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