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Sleeping with the Devil is a american film of genre Drama directed by William A. Graham released in USA on 22 april 1997 with Shannen Doherty
Sleeping with the Devil (1997)
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Add to a movie listSleeping with the Devil is a 1997 American television film directed by William A. Graham. The film is based upon the novel of the same name by Suzanne Finstad.
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Rebecca Dubrovich (Doherty) is a nurse, who years ago was brutally raped. Ever since, she has been skeptic about dating men and instead focusses on her work and her training for the Santa Barbara triathlon. Her life and look on love changes when she meets and falls in love with billionaire Dick Strang (Matheson), the owner of a large fitness chain. She opens up to him about her past, and admits that she was a rebellious girl for a while who got caught up in drugs. Dick helps her leave behind the past, while getting involved in a romantic relationship with her. Not long after their first meeting, he already asks her to give up med school and move to Houston for him. Rebecca finishes up her semester and heads out to Houston, where she is talked into becoming the image of Dick's fitness company.Actors
Shannen Doherty
(Rebecca Dubrovich)
Tim Matheson
(Dick Strang)
Bonnie Bartlett
(Stasha Dubrovich)
David Bowe
(Dr. Jerrold Petrofsky)
Steve Eastin
(Wes Dubrovich)
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