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title: 'Crimes of the Heart (1986)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Bruce Beresford'
released: '1986-12-12'
runtime_minutes: 104
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Comedy'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/crimes-of-the-heart-1986'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0090886/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Crimes of the Heart (1986)

1986 · 104 min · Drama, Comedy · United States


## Synopsis

Crimes of the Heart is a 1986 American black comedy drama film directed by Bruce Beresford from a screenplay written by Beth Henley adapted from her Pulitzer Prize-winning 1979 play. It stars Diane Keaton, Jessica Lange, Sissy Spacek, Sam Shepard, Tess Harper, and Hurd Hatfield. The film's narrative follows the Magrath sisters, Babe, Lenny and Meg, who reunite in their family home in Mississippi after the former is arrested for shooting her husband. Each sister is forced to face the consequences of the "crimes of the heart" she has committed.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Bruce Beresford](https://cinepixo.com/people/bruce-beresford)
- **Screenplay:** [Beth Henley](https://cinepixo.com/people/beth-henley)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Georges Delerue](https://cinepixo.com/people/georges-delerue)
- **Producer:** [Dino De Laurentiis](https://cinepixo.com/people/dino-de-laurentiis), [Freddie Fields](https://cinepixo.com/people/freddie-fields)
- **Director of Photography:** [Dante Spinotti](https://cinepixo.com/people/dante-spinotti)
- **Editor:** [Anne Goursaud](https://cinepixo.com/people/anne-goursaud)

## Cast

- [Tess Harper](https://cinepixo.com/people/tess-harper)
- [Diane Keaton](https://cinepixo.com/people/diane-keaton)
- [Greg Travis](https://cinepixo.com/people/greg-travis)
- [Jessica Lange](https://cinepixo.com/people/jessica-lange)
- [Hurd Hatfield](https://cinepixo.com/people/hurd-hatfield)
- [Tom Mason](https://cinepixo.com/people/tom-mason-2)
- [Sam Shepard](https://cinepixo.com/people/sam-shepard)
- [Sissy Spacek](https://cinepixo.com/people/sissy-spacek)
- [Tom Mason](https://cinepixo.com/people/tom-mason)

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