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Secret Window is a american film of genre Thriller directed by David Koepp released in USA on 12 march 2004 with Johnny Depp
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Add to a movie listReleased in USA 12 march 2004
Length 1h36
Directed by David Koepp
OriginUSA
Genres Thriller
Themes Films about writers
Rating65%
Secret Window is a 2004 American psychological thriller film starring Johnny Depp and John Turturro. It was written and directed by David Koepp, based on the novella Secret Window, Secret Garden by Stephen King, featuring a musical score by Philip Glass and Geoff Zanelli. The story appeared in King's collection Four Past Midnight. The film was released on March 12, 2004, by Columbia Pictures, and was a modest box office success despite receiving mixed reviews from critics.
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Successful author Mort Rainey (Johnny Depp) suffers a psychotic break when his wife has an affair with a man named Ted (Timothy Hutton). He puts off finalizing the divorce by retreating to his secluded cabin in the rural town of Tashmore Lake in upstate New York. Depressed and suffering from writer's block, Mort is confronted one day by the mysterious John Shooter (John Turturro), a Mississippi dairy farmer who accuses him of plagiarism. Shooter leaves Mort with his manuscript "Sowing Season" which he alleges was copied. Mort dismisses Shooter as a lunatic and throws the manuscript away, but his cleaning lady digs it out of the trash and presents it back to him. With his curiosity piqued, Mort reads the story and is surprised to discover its resemblance to his own story "Secret Window".Actors
Johnny Depp
(Mort Rainey)
John Turturro
(John Shooter)
Maria Bello
(Amy Rainey)
Timothy Hutton
(Ted Milner)
Charles Dutton
(Ken Karsch)
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