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Murder Ordained

1987

185 minutes

CrimeDramaTV Movie

Overview

This is the story of a minister who's feeling unhappy in his marriage who then has an affair with a church employee, who is also married, and who also has affairs, and whose husband is unwilling to divorce her. One day the minister's wife is found dead, in what appears to be an auto accident, but the highway patrolman who investigated the accident doesn't think that it's an accident but doesn't have enough evidence to justify an investigation. Later, when the woman's husband is killed an investigation begins.

Top Cast

Keith Carradine headshot

Keith Carradine

Trooper John Rule

JoBeth Williams headshot

JoBeth Williams

Lorna Anderson

Kathy Bates headshot

Kathy Bates

Bobbi Birk

Guy Boyd headshot

Guy Boyd

Mike Buckley

Terence Knox headshot

Terence Knox

Martin Anderson

Darrell Larson headshot

Darrell Larson

Ronald Stark

John Goodman headshot

John Goodman

Hugh Rayburn

Annabella Price headshot

Annabella Price

Sandy Bird

Robert Harper headshot

Robert Harper

Warren

Margot Rose headshot

Margot Rose

Nancy Horst

M. Emmet Walsh headshot

M. Emmet Walsh

Vern Humphrey

Terry Kinney headshot

Terry Kinney

Tom Bird

Anne E. Curry headshot

Anne E. Curry

Loraine Rule

Bruce French headshot

Bruce French

Bruce Linton

Lee Garlington headshot

Lee Garlington

Lorna's Friend

Johnny Galecki headshot

Johnny Galecki

Doug Rule

Ben Stephenson headshot

Ben Stephenson

Canoeist (uncredited)