Perry Mason: The Case of the Desperate Deception

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Perry Mason: The Case of the Desperate Deception

1990

1h 30m

6.8(14 votes)

Mystery

Drama

Crime

TV Movie

Overview

Perry Mason ventures to Paris to defend a U.S. Marine Corps Captain accused of murdering a man suspected of being a Nazi SS Officer.

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10 featured cast members

Starring

Raymond Burr

Perry Mason

Barbara Hale

Della Street

William R. Moses

Ken Malansky

Teresa Wright

Helene Berman

Yvette Mimieux

Danielle Altmann

Ian Bannen

Otto Rosen

Ian McShane

Andre Marchand

Terry O'Quinn

Curt Mitchell

Marcy Walker

Marie Ramsey

Paul Freeman

Carl Meyerhoff

Creative team

Directed by: Christian I. Nyby II
Written by: George Eckstein
Produced by: Peter Katz

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