Summary:
In the late 1940's, Martha Beck and Raymond Fernandez were America's notorious "Lonely Hearts Killers". Their lethal scam was simple; they would swindle and then viciously murder lovelorn war widows who would answer their personal ads in which Ray would describe himself as a sexy Latin Lover. Ironically, Ray's initial introduction to Martha was as a prospective mark. But when they met, it was love at first sight, perhaps as a result of their penchant for kinky sex and their mutual love for duplicity and easy money. With Martha posing as Ray's sister, they bilked elderly spinsters and widows of their savings and then viciously murdered them in a bloodbath of sexual frenzy. When they were arrested, Martha and Ray confessed to 12 killings, although it is believed the actual number is closer to 20. At their sensational trial, Martha and Ray cooed, held hands and seemed as though they could not get enough of each other. Their plea of not guilty by reason of insanity was rejected, and on August 22, 1949, the homicidal lovers were sentenced to death. After numerous appeals, they were electrocuted on March 8, 1951, side-by-side in Sing Sing prison.
| Runtime: | 108 min |
|---|---|
| Rating: | Rated R for strong violence and sexual content, nudity and language. |
| Production: | Millennium Films |
| Genres: | Drama, Thriller, Romance, Crime |
| Countries: | USA, Germany |
| Language: | English |
| Home Release Date: | Jul 31, 2007 |
| Director | Credit |
|---|---|
| Todd Robinson | Director |
| Writer | Credit |
|---|---|
| Todd Robinson | Written By |
| Principal Cast | Credit |
|---|---|
| Jared Leto | Ray Fernandez |
| John Travolta | Det. Elmer Robinson |
| Salma Hayek | Martha Beck |
| Cast | Credit |
|---|---|
| Alice Krige | Janet Long |
| Andrew Wheeler | Det. Tooley |
| Bailee Madison | Rainelle Downing |
| Bruce MacVittie | Det. Eastman |
| Dagmara Dominczyk | Delphine Downing |
| Dan Byrd | Eddie Robinson |
| Ellen Travolta | Ida |
| James Gandolfini | Det. Charles Hilderbrandt |
| John Doman | Chief MacSwain |
| Laura Dern | Rene Fodie |
| Michael Gaston | D.A. Hunt |
| Scott Caan | Det. Reilly |
| Producer | Credit |
|---|---|
| Andreas Thiesmeyer | Executive Producer |
| Anson Downes | Associate Producer |
| Avi Lerner | Executive Producer |
| Boaz Davidson | Producer |
| Danny Dimbort | Executive Producer |
| Edward Rosenstein | Producer: Second Unit, Ossining/Manhattan |
| George Furla | Executive Producer |
| Gerd Koechlin | Executive Producer |
| Holly Wiersma | Producer |
| John Thompson | Executive Producer |
| Jon Kuyper | Line Producer |
| Josef Lautenschlager | Executive Producer |
| Juan A. Mas | Line Producer: Second Unit, Spokane |
| Kathryn Himoff | Co-Producer |
| Laura D. Smith | Associate Producer |
| Linda Favila | Associate Producer |
| Manfred D. Heid | Executive Producer |
| Randall Emmett | Executive Producer |
| Sidney Sherman | Co-Producer |
| Traci Robinson | Producer: Second Unit, Sag Harbor/Westhampton |
| Trevor Short | Executive Producer |
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