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John Travolta, James Gandolfini, Salma Hayek, Jared Leto and Laura Dern star in this crime-thriller, based on a true story. Two homicide detectives track down Martha Beck and Raymond Martinez Fernandez, a murderous pair known as the "Lonely Hearts Killers" who lured their victims through personal ads in newspapers. Martha Beck (Hayek) and Raymond Fernandez (Leto) 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.
Original Release
04/30/2006
US Release
04/30/2006
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Cast
Name | Character |
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John Travolta | Elmer Robinson |
James Gandolfini | Det. Charles Hilderbrandt |
Jared Leto | Ray Fernandez |
Salma Hayek | Martha Beck |
Scott Caan | Det. Reilly |
Laura Dern | Rene Fodie |
Michael Gaston | D.A. Hunt |
Bruce MacVittie | Det. Eastman |
Dan Byrd | Eddie Robinson |
Andrew E. Wheeler | Det. Tooley |
Directors
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Cast
Name | Character |
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John Travolta | Elmer Robinson |
James Gandolfini | Det. Charles Hilderbrandt |
Jared Leto | Ray Fernandez |
Salma Hayek | Martha Beck |
Scott Caan | Det. Reilly |
Laura Dern | Rene Fodie |
Michael Gaston | D.A. Hunt |
Bruce MacVittie | Det. Eastman |
Dan Byrd | Eddie Robinson |
Andrew E. Wheeler | Det. Tooley |
Alice Krige | Janet Long |
Dagmara Dominczyk | Delphine Downing |
John Doman | Chief MacSwain |
Bailee Madison | Rainelle Downing |
Ellen Travolta | Ida |
Jason Gray-Stanford | Officer Chetnick |
Sam Travolta | Foreman |
James Martin Roberts | Young Black Man |
Kristian Truelsen | Bank Manager |
Christa Campbell | Sara Long |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Danny Dimbort | Executive Producer |
Randall Emmett | Executive Producer |
George Furla | Executive Producer |
Manfred D. Heid | Executive Producer |
Gerd Koechlin | Executive Producer |
Josef Lautenschlager | Executive Producer |
Avi Lerner | Executive Producer |
Trevor Short | Executive Producer |
Andreas Thiesmeyer | Executive Producer |
John Thompson | Executive Producer |
Traci Robinson | Producer |
Boaz Davidson | Producer |
Anson Downes | Producer |
Linda Favila | Producer |
Kathryn Himoff | Producer |
Laura D. Smith Ireland | Producer |
Juan Mas | Producer |
Eddie Rosenstein | Producer |
Sidney Sherman | Producer |
Holly Wiersma | Producer |
Jon Kuyper | Producer |